Mirror-touch synesthesia (MTS) is a condition that approximately two in 100 people have, and it involves of physically feeling something that is happening to someone else. New research investigates ...

Discover the fascinating world of synesthesia, where senses intertwine, allowing unique perceptions like tasting words and ...

Boston, Mass.-based neurologist Joel Salinas is a doctor who knows exactly how you feel. Perfectly attuned to the sensations of others, the 33-year-old has a condition known as mirror-touch ...

Researchers reveal new information about mirror-touch synesthesia based on one of the largest studies of its kind. When a student in a University of Delaware study watched a video of someone else's ...

One night while working the night shift, Megan Pohlmann, 30, scrubbed her hands vigorously, snapped on a pair of blue gloves, and walked into the intensive care unit at St. Louis Children’s Hospital ...

Joel Salinas is a neurologist and clinical researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston who has mirror-touch synesthesia, a rare trait of heightened empathy that allows him to physically ...

Two weeks ago I was invited to speak on synesthesia at New Dorp High School, a public school in New York City, by an award-winning science teacher, Theresa Kutza. Ms. Kutza had learned about my work ...

Synesthesia is a neurological condition in which the stimulation of one sensory input inadvertently creates an automatic secondary sensation. Over 60 examples of synesthesia exist, with the most ...

Some doctors have better bedside manner than others. They may sympathize with patients as they tell them their diagnosis in the kindest, gentlest way possible. But what if a doctor could actually ...

When people say “I feel your pain,” they do not mean it literally, but certain people really do feel something that appears to be an extreme form of empathy, British researchers said on Sunday. They ...

Two weeks ago I was invited to speak on synesthesia at New Dorp High School, a public school in New York City, by an award-winning science teacher, Theresa Kutza. Ms. Kutza had learned about my work ...