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 ...

For me, the most accurate definition has to be the very simple “Blending of the senses” because that’s exactly what my own synesthesia seems to do. Whenever I hear a sound, be it a word sound or an ...

Can words be tasted on the tongue? Can sounds be seen as coloured shapes? Such questions are not hypothetical, nor are they psychedelic hallucinations. They refer to a well-documented neurological ...

Lived experiences shared by identical twins Helen Besgrove and Kirsty Neal show how deeply this trait can shape memory, creativity and even professional life. Medical insights help explain why this ...

Most of us are used to muddling along with our basic five senses (touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing) working pretty much the way they should. However, as discussed on a recent BBC Radio ...

Probably few people would be surprised that I spend a lot of time talking about words, even when I don't have a column due. In a recent discussion, I learned that a friend has a rare condition that ...