Synesthesia: When Sounds Become Colors

Artists like Franz Liszt and Wassily Kandinsky probably had it, many scientists possess it as well: an additional channel of perception. The ability to see sounds as colors, taste words or feel letters is called synesthesia. The term comes from ancient Greek: “syn” means “together”, “aisthesis” means sensation – a fitting description for the phenomenon … Synesthesia: When Sounds Become Colors

Numbness in the arm

Normally, our nerves continuously transmit information from the whole body to the brain. If some information, for example about touch and pain, cannot be transmitted, we have a numbness in the affected area. This means that either a strange feeling is present throughout or a touch on the arm cannot be perceived as such. An … Numbness in the arm