Survival of the Synesthesia Gene: Why Do People Hear Colors and Taste Words?

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Unsolved Mysteries discuss a topic of biological importance that is poorly understood and in need of research attention.

David Brang ,

* E-mail: dbrang@ucsd.edu

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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V. S. Ramachandran

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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