A Time Course Analysis of the Synesthetic Colour Priming Effect.

A currently unresolved issue in research on synesthesia concerns the extent to which synesthetic experiences arise automatically, To shed light on this issue, we manipulated the stimulus onset asynchrony (SOA) in a synesthetic colour priming task (i.e., 0 ms, 200 ms, 1.000 ms). Results show that 200...

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Publicado en:	Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology Vol. 63; no. 3; pp. 211 - 216
Autores principales:	Spruyt, Adriaan, Koch, Johannes, Vandromme, Heleen, Hermans, Dirk, Eelen, Paul
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Canadian Psychological Association September 2009
Materias:	Synesthesia Priming (Psychology) Stimulus synthesis
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Sumario:	A currently unresolved issue in research on synesthesia concerns the extent to which synesthetic experiences arise automatically, To shed light on this issue, we manipulated the stimulus onset asynchrony (SOA) in a synesthetic colour priming task (i.e., 0 ms, 200 ms, 1.000 ms). Results show that 200-ms presentations of synesthetic inducers produce reliable synesthetic colour priming at short SOAs. Based on this finding, we conclude that synesthesia is produced by fast-acting, automatic processes. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.