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Nature 444, 438 (23 November 2006) | doi:10.1038/444438a; Received 25 August 2006; Accepted 3 November 2006; Published online 22 November 2006
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Synaesthesia: The taste of words on the tip of the tongue
Synaesthesia is a rare familial condition involving a 'crossing' of the senses — for example, ordinary activities such as reading or listening to music may be perceived with different colours or tastes1. Here we show that individuals who experience synaesthetic tastes that are elicited by words (who are known as lexical–gustatory synaesthetes) begin to taste an upcoming word before they can actually say it (that is, while it is still 'on the tip of the tongue').
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