noun
- a neurological condition in which stimulation of one sensory pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory pathway
Usage: medical; psychology
Examples
- People with synaesthesia might see colors when they hear music.
- Her synaesthesia causes her to associate specific colors with different numbers.
- The artist’s synaesthesia influenced her colorful paintings of musical compositions.
- Researchers study synaesthesia to better understand how the brain processes sensory information.
- Some individuals with synaesthesia taste flavors when they see certain shapes.
- The musician described his synaesthesia as seeing purple whenever he played C major.