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.

British actress and singer Cynthia Erivo recently shared that she has a rare sensory condition called Synesthesia. The Wicked star said that due to Synesthesia, she sees colours when she listens to ...

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.

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 ...

Pupil size in people with synesthesia changed depending on how bright or dark the perceived colors were.

Vladimir Nabokov first noticed, at age 7, his special gift of synesthesia when playing with colorful alphabet blocks that "were all the wrong color." Source: Contributor: Neil Overy/Alamy Stock Photo.

One lucky guy seems to be experiencing the world’s most colorful sex. His rare form of synesthesia is triggered by orgasm, causing him to briefly see the world in hues of pink. And as a teenager, ...