synaesthesia

/ˌsɪnəsˈθiʒə/
noun
  1. A condition in which one type of stimulation (e.g., hearing a sound) causes a sensation in another sense (e.g., seeing a color).
    • Scientists study synaesthesia to understand how the brain connects senses.
    • Her synaesthesia makes her associate numbers with specific colors.
    • People with synaesthesia might see colors when they hear music.
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