Multisensory perception and integration

Nonlinear fusion is optimal for a wide class of multisensory tasks

The paper demonstrates that nonlinear fusion outperforms linear fusion in multisensory integration tasks when sensory signals are statistically dependent, and shows that spiking neural networks can approximate this nonlinear algorithm.

Olfactory-Trigeminal Integration in the Primary Olfactory Cortex

This study investigates how the brain integrates olfactory and trigeminal signals using fMRI and psychophysics, finding multisensory integration in specific brain regions.

Differences in the neural representation of binaural sound localization cues in the auditory midbrain of chicken and barn owl

The paper compares neural representation of binaural sound localization cues in chicken and barn owl inferior colliculus, finding no distinct subregion differentiation in chicken.

Startling acoustic stimuli hasten reflexive choice reaching tasks by strengthening, but not changing the timing of, express visuomotor responses

This paper investigates how startling acoustic stimuli shorten reaction times in reflexive reaching tasks by enhancing express visuomotor responses without altering their timing.

The Noisy Encoding of Disparity Model Predicts Perception of the McGurk Effect in Native Japanese Speakers

The paper applies the noisy encoding of disparity model to predict McGurk effect perception in Japanese speakers, showing high variability and accurate predictions.

Tracking the misallocation and reallocation of spatial attention towards auditory stimuli

This study investigates auditory attentional dynamics using the N2ac component, finding that salient distractors capture attention before targets, while less salient distractors do not.

Tactile Adaptation to Orientation Produces a Robust Tilt Aftereffect and Exhibits Crossmodal Transfer When Tested in Vision

The paper demonstrates that tactile orientation perception exhibits a robust tilt aftereffect and shows asymmetric crossmodal transfer to vision.

Neural networks representing temporal expectation in mice

This study investigates how mice form temporal expectations using multisensory stimuli and identifies brain regions involved in predictive processing and motor responses.

Multimodal Object Representations Rely on Integrative Coding

The paper investigates how the brain combines visual and auditory information into coherent object representations, finding integrative coding in the anterior temporal lobe.

Macaque amygdala, claustrum and pulvinar support the cross-modal association of social audio-visual stimuli based on meaning

The paper identifies three subcortical structures in macaques that integrate audio-visual social stimuli based on their congruence and relevance in a social context.

Distinct mechanisms of visual and sound adaptation in the cat visual cortex

The paper compares visual and sound adaptation effects on cat visual cortex neurons, finding sound adaptation leads to broader tuning curves and increased variance.

Auditory cortex conveys non-topographic sound localization signals to visual cortex.

The paper shows auditory cortex sends sound location information to visual cortex, but this information is not organized in a retinotopic map.

A primary sensory cortical interareal feedforward inhibitory circuit for tacto-visual integration

The paper shows that tactile stimulation suppresses visual activity in primary visual cortex via interneurons receiving input from somatosensory cortex in mice.

Loss of precise auditory sampling as a sign of value-driven visual attentional capture

The paper shows that reward-associated visual cues reduce the ability to track temporal sound patterns in audiovisual displays, indicating value-driven attentional capture impairs cortical phase locking.

Smooth Pursuit Inhibition Reveals Audiovisual Enhancement of Fast Movement Control

The paper investigates how multisensory information affects ultra-short latency oculomotor inhibition, finding that audiovisual distractors elicit stronger inhibition than unisensory ones.

Cortical cellular encoding of thermotactile integration

The paper shows that simultaneous thermal and tactile stimuli enhance perception in mouse forepaw primary somatosensory cortex through changes in neuronal response dynamics and recruitment of silent neurons.

First-sight recognition of touched objects shows that chicks can solve the Molyneux's problem

The paper shows that chicks can recognize objects by sight after tactile exposure, suggesting cross-modal recognition does not require multimodal experience.

Cross-modal influence of odorant stimulation on sound localization revealed by EEG and diffusion modeling

This study uses EEG and diffusion modeling to show odorant stimulation biases sound localization, with effects strongest when sound location is ambiguous.

The Interplay Between Multisensory Processing and Attention in Working Memory: Behavioral and Neural Indices of Audio-Visual Object Storage

This study investigates how audio-visual objects are stored in working memory, showing that both task-relevant and irrelevant features are integrated, with attentional demands varying during recall.

Mapping of Facial and Vocal Processing in Common Marmosets with ultra-high field fMRI

This study uses ultra-high field fMRI to examine brain responses to facial and vocal stimuli in marmosets, showing enhanced multisensory integration involving broader neural networks.

Decreasing hearing ability does not lead to improved visual speech extraction as revealed in a neural speech tracking paradigm

The paper investigates whether reduced hearing ability improves visual speech extraction using a neural speech tracking paradigm and finds no such improvement.

Perceptual uncertainty explains activation differences between audiovisual congruent speech and McGurk stimuli

This study shows that perceptual uncertainty explains neural activation differences between McGurk and congruent audiovisual speech stimuli, supporting the McGurk illusion as a valid measure of natural speech perception.

Audiovisual stimuli enhance narrowband gamma activity along the mouse thalamocortical visual circuit

The paper shows that audiovisual stimuli increase narrowband gamma activity in mouse V1, originating from the thalamus, suggesting a new role for the LGN in multisensory integration.

Addressing the Association Between Action Video Game Playing Experience and Visual Search in Naturalistic Multisensory Scenes

This study investigates whether action video game players (AVGPs) outperform non-video game players (NVGPs) in visual search tasks with multisensory cues, finding no consistent advantage for AVGPs and suggesting gender-related differences in response strategies.

Weight illusions explained by efficient coding based on correlated natural statistics

The paper explains the Size-Weight Illusion using efficient coding principles, showing that perceptual biases arise from statistical properties of natural environments.

Cross-modal interactions between auditory attention and oculomotor control

This study investigates how auditory attention influences microsaccade inhibition (MSI) and finds that later stages of MSI are modulated by auditory attention while early stages remain reflexive.

Audiovisual integration is preserved in older adults across the cortical hierarchy

This study investigates age differences in audiovisual integration using fMRI, finding older adults maintain localization accuracy but show increased response times and distinct neural activation patterns.

Auditory stimuli extend the temporal window of visual integration by modulating alpha-band oscillations

The paper shows that auditory stimuli prolong the visual integration window by altering alpha-band oscillations, as evidenced by changes in psychometric thresholds and neural activity patterns.

Modality-independent effect of gravity in shaping the internal representation of 3D space

The paper investigates how gravity affects 3D perception across visual and haptic modalities, finding that gravity influences a shared internal representation of space.

The effect of semantic content on the perception of audiovisual movieclips

This study investigates crossmodal perceptual integration using audiovisual movieclips, finding that performance is better when targets are absent and that semantic complexity affects perception.