FeaturedNeuroscience·March 3, 2023·5 min readImagination Is a Spectrum, and 1% Of People Can’t Mentally Visualize Things at All1% of the population experience aphantasia, or mind-blindness, which is an inability to visualize concepts or thoughts in their imagination. Researchers investigate this phenomenon and offer explanations as to how this may occur.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 1, 2023·7 min readA Subtitled World: Uncovering the Secrets of Tickertape SynesthesiaStudy reveals how we connect sounds, letters, and words to their meaning, and the mechanisms behind why those with "ticker-tape" synesthesia tend to see subtitles when listening to the spoken word.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 15, 2019·4 min readColourful language: Enhanced language learning in synesthetes discoveredPeople with grapheme-color synesthesia, associating colors with numbers and letters, have a significant advantage when it comes to statistical learning.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychologyVisual Neuroscience·April 4, 2019·5 min readAssociating colors with vowels? Almost all of us do!While only 1 in 25 people has synesthesia, a new study reports intuitions about 'sound colors' are shared by a greater percentage of people. Sound color perception is mainly driven by the vowels in language.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 27, 2019·5 min readPeople ‘hear’ flashes due to disinhibited flow of signals around the brainThe synesthesia effect of being able to 'hear' silent movements may depend upon disinhibition of signaling between the visual and auditory brain regions. The study found musicians are more likely to experience the 'visual ear' phenomena than those with no musical training.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·May 23, 2018·4 min read‘Seeing’ Music or ‘Tasting’ Numbers? What We Can Learn From Those With SynesthesiaResearchers take a deeper look at synesthesia, revealing the condition could be linked to some autoimmune diseases. The paper also reports synesthetes have better memory and are more creative than those without the disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·May 22, 2018·4 min readThe Way You See Color Depends on the Language You SpeakResearchers reveal our cultural experiences and language we speak may impact how we perceive colors.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 8, 2018·3 min readMisophonia – When Certain Sounds Drive You CrazyDoes the sound of someone chewing or slurping a drink generate a strong emotional response in you? You could be suffering from misophonia. A new article looks at the effects of living with misophonia.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·March 20, 2018·4 min readWhy Do Some People ‘Hear’ Silent Flashes?Researchers investigate the mechanisms behind one of the most common forms of synesthesia.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychologyVisual Neuroscience·March 6, 2018·3 min readSeeing Sound: Molecular Clues for Synesthesia DiscoveredResearchers have identified six genes that appear to modify sensory experiences and may alter brain connectivity in those with synesthesia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·December 13, 2017·4 min readResearchers Induce a Form of Synesthesia with HypnosisHypnotic suggestion can trigger visual hallucinations similar to those experienced by people with synethesia, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·October 25, 2017·15 min readMy Sudden Synesthesia: How I Went Blind and Started Hearing ColorsRecovering from suddenly losing her vision, Vanessa Potter experienced a mingling of her senses and altered the way in which she saw colors.Read More
