BBC News - Word-taste synaesthesia: Tasting names, places and Anne Boleyn - 0 views
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Lawrence Hrubes on 20 Nov 13"As a young man James's girlfriends were flavoured of rhubarb and melted wine gums. And his schoolmates had a strong essence of sliced potatoes and strawberry jam. He chose his companions not based on their personality or looks, but because of how their names tickled his taste buds. James Wannerton has synaesthesia - a condition in which the senses mix together so that sensations we normally consider separate start to intermingle."