A new report from leading neurologists at Johns Hopkins University reveals that as many as percent of Americans have or more symptoms of synesthesia. Our conclusion is that the number of U.S. synesthesia patients is times as high as at any point since the condition was first identified, said study head Dr. Phillip Waggoner, announcing the findings of the in-depth -year study. It could take decades to unravel the mysteries of synesthesia and develop an effective treatment. Waggoner concluded by pleading with the government for more funding so that people afflicted with the medical enigma can live like the other percent of Americans. 