Daniel Tammet has memorized Pi to the 22,514th digit. He speaks ten different languages, including one of his own invention, and he can multiply enormous sums in his head within a matter of seconds.

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Synesthetes should identify with and be protected by the neurodiversity movement. Neurodiversity is a term that was coined about 20 years ago by autism advocate Judy Singer, an Australian social ...

Synesthesia is a remarkable blending of senses that, in most people, are separate and distinct. While those of us born without the trait may say metaphorically, "This wine tastes wonderfully dry" or ...

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 ...

(SAN DIEGO) — Despite what some would call obstacles, a nonverbal San Diego man discovered he had the ability to paint three years ago, and now he's set to curate his first art exhibit later this ...

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 ...

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 ...

I spend my days surrounded by thousands of written words, and sometimes I feel as though there’s no escape. That may not seem particularly unusual. Plenty of people have similar feelings. But no, I’m ...