Family members with the condition known as synesthesia may both experience the word Wednesday as a color--but not the same color. If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning ...

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Ever since I can remember, numbers have appeared to me in specific colors. The number 2 is baby pink, 3 is sunshine yellow, 4 is royal blue-the list goes on. It’s not just that they look a certain way ...

NORMAN — In a hidden room occupied by strangely angular snails, otherworldly sounds match the colorful glimmers illuminating the undersides of soft, squishy toadstools. Elsewhere in this rainbow-hued ...

What does a piece of pizza sound like? Unless you have synesthesia, you’ve probably never heard the secret music of melted mozzarella and pepperoni for yourself. But thanks to a new app, you can.

It’s prime time to discuss an old favorite of mine (and of many color fans): synesthesia, that curious trick of certain brains, mine included, that makes one “see” colors in letters and numbers in dry ...

Synesthesia is a rare nonpathological phenomenon where stimulation of one sense automatically provokes a secondary perception in another. Hypothesized to result from differences in cortical wiring ...

David Moulton recalls his mother’s voice and describes it distinctively — not just the sound of it, but the color. “Imagine that it was scratching through silver … like the ‘Jurassic Park’ toy ...

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Internationally-acclaimed synesthesia artist Sarah Kraning will bring her signature fusion of music, nature, and visual art to Climate Week NYC 2025, with a special live performance alongside ...