Reading in two colors at the same time: Patterns of synesthesia brain activity revealed

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Reading in two colors at the same time: Patterns of synesthesia brain activity revealed

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People with synesthesia often report perceiving letters as appearing in different colors. But how do their brains accomplish this feat? What is perhaps most puzzling about this condition is that people actually claim to see two colors simultaneously when reading letters or numbers: the real color of the ink (e.g. black) and an additional -- synesthetic -- color. Now a new study has revealed the patterns of brain activity that allow some people to experience the sensation of "seeing" tw

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