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Looming Signals Reveal Synergistic Principles of Multisensory Integration

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Cappe, Céline, Thelen, Antonia, Romei, Vincenzo, Thut, Gregor, Murray, Micah M.·2012·The Journal of Neuroscience

Abstract

Multisensory interactions are a fundamental feature of brain organization. Principles governing multisensory processing have been established by varying stimulus location, timing and efficacy independently. Determining whether and how such principles operate when stimuli vary dynamically in their perceived distance (as when looming/receding) provides an assay for synergy among the above principles and also means for linking multisensory interactions between rudimentary stimuli with higher-order signals used for communication and motor planning. Human participants indicated movement of looming or receding versus static stimuli that were visual, auditory, or multisensory combinations while 160-channel EEG was recorded. Multivariate EEG analyses and distributed source estimations were performed. Nonlinear interactions between looming signals were observed at early poststimulus latencies (∼75 ms) in analyses of voltage waveforms, global field power, and source estimations. These looming-specific interactions positively correlated with reaction time facilitation, providing direct links between neural and performance metrics of multisensory integration. Statistical analyses of source estimations identified looming-specific interactions within the right claustrum/insula extending inferiorly into the amygdala and also within the bilateral cuneus extending into the inferior and lateral occipital cortices. Multisensory effects common to all conditions, regardless of perceived distance and congruity, followed (∼115 ms) and manifested as faster transition between temporally stable brain networks (vs summed responses to unisensory conditions). We demonstrate the early-latency, synergistic interplay between existing principles of multisensory interactions. Such findings change the manner in which to model multisensory interactions at neural and behavioral/perceptual levels. We also provide neurophysiologic backing for the notion that looming signals receive preferential treatment during perception.

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Authors
Cappe, C., Thelen, A., Romei, V., Thut, G., & Murray, M. M.
Affiliations
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CH)
  • UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology (GB)
  • University College London (GB)
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2012-01-25
Volume
32
Issue
4
Pages
1171-1182
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W2096817458
Cited by
107
References
88
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FWCI
19.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Open Access at Essex (University of Essex) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (118419)
  • Fondation Leenaards
  • Centre d'Imagerie BioMédicale
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Multisensory perception and integration
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
Keywords
multisensory integration, looming stimuli, perceived distance, stimulus timing, stimulus location, reaction time facilitation, claustrum, insula, amygdala, cuneus, occipital cortex, neural network dynamics, EEG source localization, global field power
MeSH terms
Acoustic Stimulation, Adolescent, Adult, Auditory Perception, Evoked Potentials, Female, Humans, Male, Neural Pathways, Photic Stimulation, Reaction Time, Visual Perception, Young Adult

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