Neurobiologists discover individuals who 'hear' movement
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - 12:21
in Psychology & Sociology
Individuals with synesthesia perceive the world in a different way from the rest of us. Because their senses are cross-activated, some synesthetes perceive numbers or letters as having colors or days of the week as possessing personalities, even as they function normally in the world.
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