Woman With Synesthesia Tastes Words, Reveals Unique Sensory Experience

Sarah Gann, a 30-year-old woman from Arkansas, lives with synesthesia, a neurological condition that triggers taste sensations in her mouth when she hears or says specific words. Her condition, which she discovered in middle school, associates words like ‘blue’ with chocolate, ‘concrete’ with milk dipped in cookies, and ‘teacher’ with Skittles. Gann’s experience highlights the fascinating and often unique ways our brains process sensory information.

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