This Artist Paints The Colors She Hears In Music
Melissa McCracken talks with Here & Now's Robin Young about living with a neurological condition that causes her to see music as color.
Between 5 and 15% of people have experienced some form of synesthesia, according to the National Institutes of Health. The cross-wiring in the brain causes a second stimuli not associated with the first — some people visualize shapes when they hear sounds, for instance.
People with chromesthesia “see” color. Lady Gaga, Pharrell and Kanye West have all talked about having the condition. So does artist , who creates paintings based on the colors and scenes evoked by her favorite music, from Jimi Hendrix to the
