Research shows that the unique sensory experience of “synesthesia” can be acquired through training, and leads to a variety of mental benefits.
Imagine you could visualize sounds as color and texture, or perhaps hear colors, feel sounds, and taste shapes. That’s what life is like for people with synesthesia.
How one artist created a show inspired by the neurological experience of synesthesia
Corey Tenold is shooting backstage at Gucci, Moncler, Dolce & Gabbana, and all the top shows.
Using her synesthesia, artist Melissa McCracken creates works of art based on sound. Here, we look at some of her most energetic synesthesia examples.
Acoustic location was used from mid-WW1 to the early years of WW2 for the passive detection of aircraft by picking up the noise of the engines. Passive acoustic location involves…
So we see the world a bit differently. With this fun project, we want to share our experience with the world and try to remind people that there can't be just one right way of seeing things in this world.
According to fine art photographer Dasha Pears: "Anna is red, and Mary is deep dark blue. Since I was a kid, I found it very easy to remember people's names and
This new video gives us a sense of what having synesthesia is really like.
NASA's discovery of a rare dwarf galaxy called the "July 4th skyrocket" inspires us to become shooting stars in our own lives.
How Art Is Crucial To Understanding The Human Mind
At last ... a wavicle! Who thought we'd ever see a single photo of light's dual nature as both a particle and a wave?
Daniel Britton, 25, from Hartley, Kent, created the new font which slows the reader down, simulating the 'frustration and embarrassment' of trying to read text with dyslexia, he told MailOnline.
Look through the eyes of someone with synesthesia: See letters and numbers as colors.
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The rare phenomenon was captured by photographer Alberto Ghizzi Panizza, 45, near the northern Italian city of Parma.
Cedric Pollet has an obscure passion for tree bark. But spend enough time with his photos and you too might become a bark believer.
Synesthesia is a fascinating phenomenon which has captured the imagination of scientists and artists alike. This inherited condition gives rise to a kind of 'merging of the senses', and so for those who experience it, everyday activities like reading or listening to music trigger extraordinary impressions of colours, tastes, smells, shapes and other sensations. Synesthesia research also informs us about normal sensation because all people experience cross-sensory mappings to an implicit degree. Synesthesia has a considerably broad appeal, and in recent decades the field has experienced a resurgence of interest. These advances have painted a detailed story about the development, genetics, psychology, history, aesthetics and neuroscience of synesthesia, and provide a contemporary source of study for a new generation of scholars. The Oxford Handbook of Synesthesia brings together this broad body of knowledge into one definitive state-of-the-art handbook. It includes a large number of concisely written chapters, under broader headings, which tackle questions about the origins of synesthesia, its neurological basis, its links with language and numbers, attention and perception, and with 'normal' sensory and linguistic processing. It asks questions about synesthesia's role in language evolution, and presents both contemporary and historical overviews of the field. It shows synaesthesia's costs and benefits (e.g., in creativity, memory, imagery) and describes how synaesthesia can provide inspiration for artists and designers. The book ends with a series of perspectives on synesthesia, including a first-hand account, and philosophical viewpoints which show how synaesthesia poses unique questions about sensation, consciousness and the nature of reality.
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Art for Earth, a suspended forest of ribbons created by artist Anne Patterson, was on display at Ermenegildo Zegna Fashion show in Milan, echoing concerns of sustainability.
