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 ...

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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 ...

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Because before all this, ever since she was a child, AB had been able to see colors with musical notes and perceive unique auras around people, the study reports. This mixing of senses is a ...

As editors Julia Simner and Edward M. Hubbard write in the introduction to the recently published Oxford Handbook of Synesthesia, there has probably never been a better time to write such a volume.

Synesthesia is a remarkable condition where the boundaries between senses blur, leading to extraordinary perceptual experiences. For some individuals, this means seeing colors when they hear music or ...

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 ...