A deep dive into synaesthesia reveals the neurological theories behind why some people "see" music and "taste" words.

Your brain is a fascinating piece of machinery. It has remarkable capacity for development. Very subtle changes in how the brain develops, or in how it responds, can lead to us experiencing the world ...

Have you ever tasted a word, or seen colours while listening to music? If you have, you may be among the 1 to 4 per cent of people who have a fascinating trait known as synaesthesia. Synaesthesia is a ...

Autistic patients are more likely to also have synaesthesia, suggests new research in the journal Molecular Autism. Synaesthesia involves people experiencing a 'mixing of the senses', for example, ...

Aimee and Rebecca might not look at all alike, but their names are both red, so forgive me if I confuse them occasionally. At least I can make up for it by remembering their birthdays. Is Harriet’s ...

Number colours People with the ability to see colours for letters or numbers show heightened activity in the area of the brain associated with vision, UK researchers have found. The study, published ...

Synaesthesia is a neurological condition found to enhance memory and learning. Now, scientists say seeing in colour could help when it comes to learning a second language. My mother's name is the ...

If romantic films are to be believed, kissing someone special can leave you seeing fireworks. For 38-year-old Sariah of California, it’s closer to seeing the Northern Lights. What she experiences ...

Dr John Harrison, former senior neuropsychologist and research fellow at Cambridge University, has written a book, Synaesthesia: The Strangest Thing, detailing his 12 years of research into the ...