Have you ever tasted a word, or seen colors while listening to music? If you have, you may be among the 1% to 4% of people who have a fascinating trait known as synesthesia.

So far, so standard. But here’s where things get interesting: if you present a visual synesthete with some input that triggers their synesthesia, would their pupils act as if they’re seeing the ...

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 ...

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A new study found that synesthesia is several times more prevalent in musicians than in non-musicians. For example, synesthesia linking sound and color was present in between 0.3% and 1.3% of ...

Why do some people taste music or hear colors? Let’s talk about synesthesia. Did you know some people 'see' letters in color or 'taste' music? In this video, we’ll talk about synesthesia, how it works ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Indeed, it’s hard to know while watching the impossibly charming “Musica” where reality ends and fantasy begins, or vice-versa.