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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cynthia Erivo has revealed that she experiences synesthesia, a neurological phenomenon where the senses can overlap. She shared the news during a roundtable interview with The Hollywood Reporter that ...

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 ...

For those who would like to experience synesthesia, there are a number of video games in the marketplace loaded with special effects mimicking the experience. And for you old school gamers, a new ...

Animator Michel Gagne turns synesthetic migraines into art. Award-winning animator Michel Gagne has worked on twenty-five major films so far in his career, notably "Ratatouille" and "An American Tail" ...