Of all the phenomena of the brain, synesthesia is one that’s equally fascinating and mysterious.
What is synesthesia?
How common is it?
It’s also significantlymore common in women1than men.
There’s also no clinical diagnosis for synesthesia.
One link that has been found in research, however, is synesthesia and autism.
In one2020 study2, researchers note that there may be higher rates of synesthesia among diagnosed individuals with autism.
Signs a person has synesthesia.
Then, we’ll get into some other telltale characterizations.
Additionally, synesthesia happens unwillingly without having to control or even think about it.
What causes it?
And according to Winter, it’s especially difficult to understand because it presents so differently among individuals.
How to test for it.
For aquick testyou can do yourself, the same principles apply.
If you asked me what 1,000 different words taste like, I can give you a taste.
The research.
For most synesthetes, in fact, the experience isn’t a “bad” thing.
