TEST YOUR SYNAESTHESIA AND BECOME A RESEARCH VOLUNTEER

Thank you for your interest in our synaesthesia research.  People with synaesthesia experience unusual sensations (e.g., of colour, of taste) when doing things that wouldn't usually trigger those sensations for non-synaesthetic people.

What are the aims of the research?

The aim of the research is to understand the cognitive, developmental and biological basis of synaesthesia. This might also tell us more about perceptual experiences and its relationship to cognition (thinking, memory and language) and health.

What is involved with taking part?

Our ability to do this research depends on the goodwill of volunteers who have synaesthesia.  This survey gives you an opportunity to help our research and tell us about your own synaesthetic experiences.  First of all, you will be asked to fill in this questionnaire asking you about the types of synaesthesia you experience.  This takes about 5 minutes.  Secondly, if you have a type of synaesthesia that we can currently test for we would ask you to take a computer-based test that tells us more about your associations.  This takes about 10 minutes.

We may contact you again (by e-mail) to invite you to take part in further studies or update you on our findings.  You do not have to take part in any further studies and can opt out at any time and ask not to be contacted again.  Most of our research is now online but occasionally we may invite you to an in-person study.

Do I need any special equipment?

You should use a computer screen for our tests - not a phone or tablet.  If you opt to take the sound-colour test then you will need your computer audio on, and we recommend using headphones if possible.

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All components of this test are copyrighted to Prof. J.Simner (j.simner@sussex.ac.uk).

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CONSENT FORM

Please read the following carefully:

Your decision to take part is voluntary and you can stop and withdraw at any point during the study without giving a reason. Your personal info will be handled in accordance with UK data protection legislation, subject to legal limitations. We will store your identity and data safely, on a protected server and/or password-protected computer, and will not reveal them to any third party outside the research group, without your written permission. We sometimes re-contact certain people to take part in further studies, but participation is entirely voluntary and you are under no obligation to take part further. Your personal information (e.g. email) will remain entirely confidential.  Should you wish this personal information to be deleted, or updated, then you can do so by emailing the project lead (jamiew@sussex.ac.uk) although any associated anonymised data would be retained.  Data may be published in scientific reports (e.g. for research degree) or data repositories for other researchers, but always anonymously. This research program is ongoing and your data will be held until it is no longer scientifically valuable or cannot reasonably be maintained. This research has been approved by the Sussex SciTec Ethics Committee (CREC:ref = ER/JAMIEW/29). University of Sussex has insurance in place to cover its legal liabilities in respect of this study. If you have any ethical concerns, please email the project investigator (jamiew@sussex.ac.uk) or ethics chair (crecscitechchair@sussex.ac.uk). Contact details of our Data Protection Officer, along with your rights in respect of processing, are found here [http://www.sussex.ac.uk/ogs/policies/information/dpa/privacynotice]. You can print this screen for your records. You must be over 18 years to consent.

 

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