Difference Between Number Line
These number forms can be distinguished from the non-conscious mental number line that we all have by the fact that they are 1) conscious, 2) idiosyncratic (see image) and 3) stable across the lifespan. Although this form of synesthesia has not been as intensively studied as grapheme-color synesthesia, it seems reasonable to assume that similar neural mechanisms might be involved, but acting in different brain regions. Future studies will need to be conducted to test this hypothesis.
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