The cross-wiring in the brain causes a second stimuli not associated with the first - some people visualize shapes when they hear sounds, for instance.
(Kelly Kuhn/Courtesy of Melissa McCracken)īetween 5 and 15% of people have experienced some form of synesthesia, according to the National Institutes of Health. Facebook Email Artist Melissa McCracken lives with a neurological condition that causes her to see music as color.