Looming sounds enhance orientation sensitivity for visual stimuli on the same side as such sounds

Several recent multisensory studies show that sounds can influence visual processing. Some visual judgments can be enhanced for visual stimuli near a sound occurring around the same time. A recent TMS study (Romei et al. 2009) indicates looming sounds might influence visual cortex particularly stron...

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Main Authors: Leo, Fabrizio, Romei, Vincenzo, Freeman, Elliot, Ladavas, Elisabetta, Driver, Jon
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer-Verlag 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3155046/