When Katie looks at a display made up of black numbers on a white background, she sees the numbers in color. She does not realize that she perceives things differently than most of the population. Katie can be described as a __________.

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Katie experiences synesthesia, a condition where stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway. Seeing colors when looking at numbers is a common form of synesthesia.

When Katie Looks at a Display Made Up of Black