Pupil size in people with synesthesia changed depending on how bright or dark the perceived colors were.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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

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 ...

It was 39 years ago this month -- June, 1975 -- the dawn of the modern era of interest in synesthesia. The headline read, "Synesthesia: The Lucky People With Mixed-Up Senses." The article was by one ...

When I first began writing the synesthesia memoir, Tasting the Universe, I reached out to Tibet House in Manhattan to see if Buddhism had any wisdom to share on this trait. I had noticed, for example, ...

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 ...

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. Its not just that they look a certain way, ...

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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 ...