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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Phenomenology

Background:

  • Synesthesia is a neurological condition where stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.
  • The relationship between synesthesia and other unusual phenomenal experiences, such as mirror-touch and ticker tape, remains largely unexplored.
  • Understanding these associations can shed light on the underlying mechanisms of subjective experiences and their prevalence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between synesthesia and mirror-touch and ticker tape experiences.
  • To determine the prevalence of synesthesia, mirror-touch, and ticker tape in a diverse population.
  • To examine potential differences in prevalence across gender and professional domains.

Main Methods:

  • A large-scale online screening survey was administered to 3743 individuals from academic and public institutions in France.
  • 1017 eligible respondents completed the survey, reporting on experiences of synesthesia, mirror-touch, and ticker tape.
  • Statistical analyses were performed to assess associations, prevalence rates, and demographic differences.

Main Results:

  • Synesthetes reported significantly higher rates of both mirror-touch and ticker tape experiences compared to non-synesthetes.
  • The prevalence of ticker tape was estimated at approximately 7%, with ordinal-linguistic personification (OLP) being the most common synesthesia subtype (around 12%).
  • Mirror-touch and ticker tape experiences were found to be independent of each other, and no significant differences were observed across gender or work/study domains.

Conclusions:

  • Synesthesia appears to be associated with mirror-touch and ticker tape phenomena, suggesting shared underlying cognitive or neural mechanisms.
  • While associations exist, effect sizes were small, indicating that response bias cannot be entirely excluded as a contributing factor.
  • The study provides population-based prevalence estimates for ticker tape and common synesthesia subtypes, contributing valuable data to the field.