A matter of attention: Crossmodal congruence enhances and impairs performance in a novel trimodal matching paradigm.

Crossmodal inhibition and enhancement in trimodal multisensory integration

Any instant of conscious perception is shaped by the differential contributions of all of our sensory organs. Complementary information in distinct sensory streams can be exploited by crossmodal integration. The principles that govern these integrative processes are not yet completely understood. The traditional bimodal nature of multisensory research hampers the exploration of the complex inte...

Oscillatory signatures of crossmodal congruence effects: An EEG investigation employing a visual-tactile pattern matching paradigm

Correction: Attention Modulates Visual-Tactile Interaction in Spatial Pattern Matching

Factors influencing crossmodal interactions are manifold and operate in a stimulus-driven, bottom-up fashion, as well as via top-down control. Here, we evaluate the interplay of stimulus congruence and attention in a visual-tactile task. To this end, we used a matching paradigm requiring the identification of spatial patterns that were concurrently presented visually on a computer screen and ha...

Oscillatory signatures of crossmodal congruence effects: An EEG investigation employing a visuotactile pattern matching paradigm

Coherent percepts emerge from the accurate combination of inputs from the different sensory systems. There is an ongoing debate about the neurophysiological mechanisms of crossmodal interactions in the brain, and it has been proposed that transient synchronization of neurons might be of central importance. Oscillatory activity in lower frequency ranges (<30Hz) has been implicated in mediating l...

Oscillatory brain activity during multisensory attention reflects activation, disinhibition, and cognitive control

In this study, we used a novel multisensory attention paradigm to investigate attention-modulated cortical oscillations over a wide range of frequencies using magnetencephalography in healthy human participants. By employing a task that required the evaluation of the congruence of audio-visual stimuli, we promoted the formation of widespread cortical networks including early sensory cortices as...