Synesthesia may explain why some people can control their dreams, revealing a surprising link between perception and lucid dreaming.

Ever caught a whiff of the color blue? Or tasted a symphony? If that sounds completely bonkers to you, you’re in the majority. But for a small slice of humanity, these cross-sensory experiences are ...

Brooke Bhola, 24, has always associated letters with colors. When she sees a U, it’s yellow. The letter N is light blue. And T is orange. She thought these sensations were unique to her until she ...

Richard Cytowic, a pioneering researcher who returned synesthesia to mainstream science, traces the historical evolution of our understanding of the phenomenon. By Richard E. Cytowic / MIT Press ...

Cynthia Erivo has revealed that she experiences synesthesia, a neurological phenomenon where the senses can overlap. She shared the news during a roundtable interview with The Hollywood Reporter that ...

Research shows that the unique sensory experience of “synesthesia” can be acquired through training, and leads to a variety of mental benefits. Vincent van Gogh, Richard Feynman, Stevie Wonder. Each ...

I have a form of time–space synesthesia, so the new year arrives for me in a very physical way. I feel myself move around the year, almost like I'm traveling along a structure. December sits low and ...

For those who would like to experience synesthesia, there are a number of video games in the marketplace loaded with special effects mimicking the experience. And for you old school gamers, a new ...

A man's head injury resulted in a rare neurological condition that caused him to "see" music, and simultaneously, he became more creative. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Animator Michel Gagne turns synesthetic migraines into art. Award-winning animator Michel Gagne has worked on twenty-five major films so far in his career, notably "Ratatouille" and "An American Tail" ...