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Published online 2 March 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050228-9
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Synaesthete makes sweet music
Professional musician distinguishes intervals with her tongue.
A recorder player has fascinated neuroscientists with her ability to taste differences in the intervals between notes.
The condition in which the brain links two or more of the senses is known as synaesthesia, and some sense combinations are relatively common.
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