The sound of change: visually-induced auditory synesthesia

@article{Saenz2008TheSO,
  title={The sound of change: visually-induced auditory synesthesia},
  author={Melissa Saenz and Christof Koch},
  journal={Current Biology},
  year={2008},
  volume={18},
  pages={R650-R651}
}
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