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Synaesthesia: Prevalence and Familiality
Abstract
Synaesthesia is a condition in which a mixing of the senses occurs; for example, sounds trigger the experience of colour. Previous reports suggest this may be familial, but no systematic studies exist. In addition, there are no reliable prevalence or sex-ratio figures for the condition, which is essential for establishing if the reported sex ratio (female bias) is reliable, and if this implicates a sex-linked genetic mechanism. Two independent population studies were conducted in the city of Cambridge, England (studies 1 and 2 here), as necessary background to the family genetic study of synaesthesia (study 3). Studies 1 and 2 arrived at an almost identical prevalence rate for synaesthesia: approximately 1 case in 2000. The sex ratio found was 6:1 (female:male). A third of cases also reported familial aggregation. In study 3 six families were examined, and first-degree relatives were tested for genuineness of the condition. All six families were indeed multiplex for synaesthesia. Alternative modes of inheritance are discussed.
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- Authors
- Baron-Cohen, S., Burt, L., Smith-Laittan, F., Harrison, J., & Bolton, P.
- Venue
- Perception
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1996-09
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 1073-1079
- ISSN
- 0301-0066 (ISSN-L)
- 1468-4233
- OpenAlex
- W2059450483
- Cited by
- 295
- References
- 11
- FWCI
- 2.87
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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