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"Daniel Tammet has linguistic, numerical and visual synesthesia -- meaning that his perception of words, numbers and colors are woven together into a new way of perceiving and understanding the world."

"Synaesthesia is a condition where one sense automatically triggers another. Some people experience tastes when they read or hear words, some perceive numbers as shapes, others see colours when they hear music."

"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."