an older man with brown skin and a salt-and-peppered mustache reclines on a sofa with overear headphones on. His hands are behind his head, as if he's resting, and he's looking into the distance After ...

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 ...

A new video editing trend known as “X is Red, Yellow, Green, Blue” (or “Thing is Red, Yellow, Green, Blue”) is introducing people to the concept of synesthesia. According to experts, synesthesia is ...

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Q: When our grandson first learned his colors, he sang them along with music. We thought he was copying that song for learning the ABCs. But when he got older, he started saying that he “hears” the ...

Dear Doctors: When our grandson first learned his colors, he sang them along with music. We thought he was copying that song for learning the ABCs. But when he got older, he started saying that he ...

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 ...

Q: Is there really a condition where someone can hear a sound and it makes them see a color? A: Yes, and that condition is called synesthesia. It will be the topic of today’s column. We have five ...

Scientists are still learning about how we gain the ability to read and write. One team of researchers has turned to an unusual group of people to study the mechanisms behind various learning ...

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, ...

Resnick adds, "People with synesthesia have shown to be very skilled with metaphors, and metaphors can be used as memory aids." Jerry Halsten, Ph.D., a neuropsychologist with Dean Health System, says, ...