Sentences with phrase «synesthetes report»

Synesthetes report having unusually good memory for things such as phone numbers, security codes and polysyllabic anatomical terminology because digits, letters and syllables take on such a unique panoply of colors.

Not exact matches

In contrast, synesthetes — who reported hearing sounds such as beeps or taps in time with the visual signals — distinguished matching from nonmatching rhythms 75 percent of the time.

But synesthetes also report making computational errors because 6 and 8 have the same color and claim to prejudge couples they meet because the colors of their first names clash so hideously.