Playground Myth Psychology Biology

You Cannot Taste Colours

Some people experience synesthesia linking taste and colour

It's impossible for humans to taste colours because taste and colour are completely separate senses.

While most people cannot taste colours, some individuals have synesthesia, a neurological condition where stimulation of one sense triggers sensations in another. Certain types of synesthesia cause specific tastes to be associated with colours. This is rare but documented, proving the strict separation of senses isn't absolute for everyone.

Believed Since 1950
Year Revised 2000
Why Changed Discovery
Confidence Revised
Region Worldwide

Reception

5/10
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