Cross-modal transfer after auditory task-switching training

Cross-modal phase reset predicts auditory task performance in humans.

In the multisensory environment, inputs to each sensory modality are rarely independent. Sounds often follow a visible action or event. Here we present behaviorally relevant evidence from the human EEG that visual input prepares the auditory system for subsequent auditory processing by resetting the phase of neuronal oscillatory activity in auditory cortex. Subjects performed a simple auditory ...

cross-modal plasticity in auditory and visual systems

introduction: neuro-plasticity is the neuronal system ability to modify and recover itself after the occurrence of impairment and injuries. following the abolition of a sensory modality, modifications will be applied to other modalities and their cortical function in a way that the processing of these modalities not only will happen in their own specific cortical area, but also in those areas t...

Temporal Dynamics of Auditory and Cross-modal Attention: an Investigation of Dual-task Deficits

Momentary Fluctuations in Allocation of Attention: Cross-modal Effects of Visual Task Load on Auditory Discrimination

Even when our attention is dedicated to an important task, background processes monitor the environment for significant events. The mismatch negativity (MMN) event-related potential is thought to reflect such a monitoring process. Nevertheless, there is continuing debate concerning the susceptibility of the MMN to attentional manipulation. We investigated the trial-by-trial relationship between...

Task switching after cerebellar damage.

The authors of this study investigated task switching following cerebellar damage. The study group consisted of 7 children and adolescents (M age=13.8 years) who underwent surgical removal of a benign posterior fossa tumor. They were tested at a sufficient interval after surgery (M lag=6.13 years) for restoration of normal cognitive skills and intelligence. Although all showed normal learning o...