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<p>Created the page!</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>===Definition===<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Synesthesia&#039;&#039;&#039; is a neurological condition where stimulation of one sense involuntarily triggers another sensory experience. People with synesthesia may see colors when hearing music, taste words, or experience other cross-sensory perceptions. Several prominent artists, musicians, and authors throughout history are believed to have had synesthesia.<br /> <br /> ==== Musicians/Composers ====<br /> <br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;Leonard Bernstein&#039;&#039;&#039; - The American composer and conductor associated music with color.<br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;Billy Joel&#039;&#039;&#039; - The piano man connects music keys with colors like orange, green and purple.<br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;Stevie Wonder&#039;&#039;&#039; - The pop legend&#039;s synesthesia helps him visualize music.<br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;Pharrell Williams&#039;&#039;&#039; - The hit producer feels colors when he hears music and sounds with flavors.<br /> ==== Authors/Poets ====<br /> <br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;Vladimir Nabokov&#039;&#039;&#039; - The Russian-American author of Lolita had chromesthesia, seeing letters in colors.<br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;Arthur Rimbaud&#039;&#039;&#039; - The French poet wrote of &quot;colored vowels.&quot;<br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;Charles Baudelaire&#039;&#039;&#039; - Another French poet who blended senses like scent and sound in his verses.<br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;Duke Ellington&#039;&#039;&#039; - Ellington interpreted notes as colors, influencing his jazz compositions.<br /> ==== Other Notable Examples ====<br /> <br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;Marilyn Monroe&#039;&#039;&#039; - The actress reportedly saw music as colors during a traumatic childhood.<br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;Nikola Tesla&#039;&#039;&#039; - The inventor of AC electricity may have had highly precise synesthesia involving visualization.<br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;Itzhak Perlman&#039;&#039;&#039; - The famous violinist perceives specific violin strings as different colors.<br /> <br /> Understanding synesthesia provides insight into creativity and the human mind. Many influential artists with synesthesia used it as an aid or inspiration.<br /> <br /> __NOTOC__</div>

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