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The sensitivity and specificity of a diagnostic test of sequence-space synesthesia
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posted on 2023-06-13, 14:35 authored by Nicolas Rothen, Kristin Jünemann, Andy D Mealor, Vera Burckhardt, Jamie WardJamie WardPeople with sequence-space synaesthesia (SSS) report stable visuo-spatial forms corresponding to numbers, days and months (amongst others). This type of synaesthesia has intrigued scientists for over 130 years but the lack of an agreed upon tool for assessing it has held back research on this phenomenon. The present study builds on previous tests by measuring the consistency of spatial locations that is known to discriminate controls from synaesthetes. We document, for the first time, the sensitivity and specificity of such a test and suggest a diagnostic cut-off point for discriminating between the groups based on the area bounded by different placement attempts with the same item.
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Behavior Research MethodsISSN
1554-351XPublisher
Springer VerlagExternal DOI
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44Volume
48Page range
1476-1481Department affiliated with
- Psychology Publications
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2016-07-04First Open Access (FOA) Date
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2016-07-04Usage metrics
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