Stability and flexibility in multisensory sampling: insights from perceptual illusions

J Neurophysiol. 2019 May 1;121(5):1588-1590. doi: 10.1152/jn.00060.2019. Epub 2019 Mar 6.

Abstract

Neural, oscillatory, and computational counterparts of multisensory processing remain a crucial challenge for neuroscientists. Converging evidence underlines a certain efficiency in balancing stability and flexibility of sensory sampling, supporting the general idea that multiple parallel and hierarchically organized processing stages in the brain contribute to our understanding of the (sensory/perceptual) world. Intriguingly, how temporal dynamics impact and modulate multisensory processes in our brain can be investigated benefiting from studies on perceptual illusions.

Keywords: EEG; McGurk; autism; binding; rehabilitation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Illusions*