Richard Cytowic, a pioneering researcher who returned synesthesia to mainstream science, traces the historical evolution of our understanding of the phenomenon. By Richard E. Cytowic / MIT Press ...
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.
Christopher Shea, writing in the Wall Street Journal, recently reported on an experiment that asked whether it was possible to teach oneself to be synesthetic. The question is important—and the answer ...