Here's a visual illusion that catches the brain in the act of making up color. Arrange a set of black spokes radiating from a ...

Have you ever tasted a word, or seen colors while listening to music? If you have, you may be among the 1% to 4% of people ...

Have you ever tasted a word, or seen colors while listening to music? If you have, you may be among the 1% to 4% of people who have a fascinating trait known as synesthesia.

* Purple is a non-spectral color created by the brain from red and blue signals * Individual differences in eyes and brain make each person see colors uniquely * All colors we //perceive, including ...

Morgan Bauman will make you reconsider what it means to "see." The young writer is partially color blind, but sees colors never seen in the "real" world synesthetically. This is because our brains, ...

NEW YORK, NY — Perceiving something – anything – in your surroundings is to become aware of what your senses are detecting. Today, Columbia University neuroscientists identify, for the first time, ...