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The sensitivity and specificity of a diagnostic test of sequence-space synesthesia.


ABSTRACT: People with sequence-space synesthesia (SSS) report stable visuo-spatial forms corresponding to numbers, days, and months (amongst others). This type of synesthesia 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 synesthetes. 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.

SUBMITTER: Rothen N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5101286 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The sensitivity and specificity of a diagnostic test of sequence-space synesthesia.

Rothen Nicolas N   Jünemann Kristin K   Mealor Andy D AD   Burckhardt Vera V   Ward Jamie J  

Behavior research methods 20161201 4


People with sequence-space synesthesia (SSS) report stable visuo-spatial forms corresponding to numbers, days, and months (amongst others). This type of synesthesia 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 synesthetes. We document, for the first time, the sensitiv  ...[more]

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