"Exploring the Synesthetic Connections Between Billie Eilish and Vincent van Gogh"

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"Exploring the Synesthetic Connections Between Billie Eilish and Vincent van Gogh"
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Synesthesia is a condition where one sense triggers an additional response in another sense. It is more prevalent among creative people, including musicians and artists. Even non-synesthetes tend to pair unrelated sights and sounds, such as loud sounds with larger objects and high-pitched sounds with brighter colors. The brain binds two different yet corresponding sensory attributes, giving us an insight into how what we perceive by one sense can influence others. Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann accidentally discovered LSD, which transformed him into a kind of narcotic-baked synesthete.

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