Synaesthesia
- Synaesthesia is a perceptual phenomenon where stimulation of one sense triggers experiences in another sense. For example, a synaesthete might see colors when music plays, or taste flavors when they speak different words.
- Approximately 4% of people have some type of this, and it is thought that it is caused by extra connectivity between sensory regions of the brain, so stimulation of the one sense cross-activates the other.
- The exact associations vary between people, but they remain consistent throughout life.
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