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The multifaceted interplay between attention and multisensory integration.

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Talsma, Durk, Senkowski, Daniel, Soto-Faraco, Salvador, Woldorff, Marty G.·2010·Trends in Cognitive Sciences

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Multisensory integration has often been characterized as an automatic process. Recent findings indicate that multisensory integration can occur across various stages of stimulus processing that are linked to, and can be modulated by, attention. Stimulus-driven, bottom-up mechanisms induced by crossmodal interactions can automatically capture attention towards multisensory events, particularly when competition to focus elsewhere is relatively low. Conversely, top-down attention can facilitate the integration of multisensory inputs and lead to a spread of attention across sensory modalities. These findings point to a more intimate and multifaceted interplay between attention and multisensory integration than was previously thought. We review developments in the current understanding of the interactions between attention and multisensory processing, and propose a framework that unifies previous, apparently discordant, findings.

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  • Sensory processing provides a contextual framework where an individual can organize incoming salient information from the external world to shape a cohesive depiction of his/her inner world, which then guides behavioral responses to meet situational demands.

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Authors
Talsma, D., Senkowski, D., Soto-Faraco, S., & Woldorff, M. G.
Affiliations
  • Ghent University (BE)
  • University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
  • Duke University (US)
Venue
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-09
Volume
14
Issue
9
Pages
400-410
ISSN
1364-6613 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2078672011
Cited by
828
References
108
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Trends in Cognitive Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Twente Research Information (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
  • University of Twente Research Information (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (0524031)
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
  • University of Twente
  • Departament d'Innovació, Universitats i Empresa, Generalitat de Catalunya
  • Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (CDS2007-00012, PSI2010-15426, 00012)
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS051048)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Multisensory perception and integration
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Keywords
multisensory integration, attention, top-down attention, bottom-up attention, cross-modal interaction
MeSH terms
Animals, Attention, Electroencephalography, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Models, Neurological, Perception

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