How perceptual ability shapes memory: An investigation in healthy special populationsuse asterix (*) to get italics

Chhavi Sachdeva, Emily Whelan, Rebecca Ovalle-Fresa, Alodie Rey-Mermet, Jamie Ward, Nicolas RothenPlease use the format "First name initials family name" as in "Marie S. Curie, Niels H. D. Bohr, Albert Einstein, John R. R. Tolkien, Donna T. Strickland"

2024

<p>The enhanced processing account posits a close connection between visual perceptual ability and memory. This account finds support in studies involving special populations with conditions based on neural changes in the ventral visual pathway, such as grapheme-color synesthetes and color experts. Research has shown that these groups possess a distinct profile of enhanced perception and memory where they demonstrate better performance in perceiving colors and spatial contrasts, as well as recalling the color of objects (i.e., features that bias the ventral visual pathway), compared to the general population. However, complementary predictions of the enhanced processing account regarding special populations with conditions based on neural changes in the dorsal visual pathway, such as sequence-space synesthetes and spatial experts, remain to be explored. This study aims to comprehensively assess the enhanced processing account by testing grapheme-color synesthetes, sequence-space synesthetes, color experts, and spatial experts, categorizing participants as either synesthetes or experts. Moreover, they will be further classified as belonging to either the color domain (encompassing grapheme-color synesthetes and color experts) or the spatial domain (encompassing sequence-space synesthetes and spatial experts). Participants will complete three tasks involving visual perception and memory, using stimulus features to differentiate between the ventral and dorsal pathways: one biasing processing toward the ventral visual pathway (color feature) and the other toward the dorsal visual pathway (spatial feature). This approach will allow us to examine a double dissociation between domain and stimulus feature, where according to the enhanced processing account, we hypothesize that grapheme-color synesthetes and color experts will show better performance for the color feature while sequence-space synesthetes and spatial experts will show better performance for the spatial feature. Additionally, the results of this study will contribute empirical evidence towards theoretical accounts of perception and memory, such as the representational model which suggests a close connection between perception and memory processes.<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</p>

Synesthesia, Enhanced processing account, Perception, Memory

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D. Samuel Schwarzkopf suggested: My working hours are currently very limited due to some personal circumstances so I'm not able to accept any editing or reviewing for the time being. While I realise this is scheduled for several weeks from now I cannot easily predict right now what my workload will look like then. It sounds like a potentially interesting study. , D. Samuel Schwarzkopf suggested: Potential reviewer: Benjamin de Haas, Giessen: benjamindehaas@gmail.com, Anina Rich suggested: Rocco Chiou <r.chiou@surrey.ac.uk>, Gidon Frischkorn suggested: Unfortunately, I will be on a conference during the week the review should be completed and therefore I do not have sufficient time to accept this review request. , Gidon Frischkorn suggested: I can suggest the following colleagues for review: , Gidon Frischkorn suggested: - Jan Rummel, jan.rummel@psychologie.uni-heidelberg.de , Gidon Frischkorn suggested: - Daniel Schneider, schneiderd@ifado.de , Gidon Frischkorn suggested: - Nicola Porter, nicola.porter@iadt.ie, Ariel Kershner suggested: Katherine Moore moorek@arcadia.edu No need for them to be recommenders of PCI Registered Reports. Please do not suggest reviewers for whom there might be a conflict of interest. Reviewers are not allowed to review preprints written by close colleagues (with whom they have published in the last four years, with whom they have received joint funding in the last four years, or with whom they are currently writing a manuscript, or submitting a grant proposal), or by family members, friends, or anyone for whom bias might affect the nature of the review - see the code of conduct

2024-05-03 14:15:43

Reshanne Reeder

Ariel Kershner, Katherine Moore