The only thing I ask of neuroscientists is to make subjects see a bright rising line when hearing a rising tone. What could be simpler?

#neuroscience #neuroengineering #plasticity #neuroplasticity #crossmodal #multisensory #moonshot #makeadifference

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Top-down effects on cross-modal stimulus processing: A predictive coding framework https://jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2792479 #crossmodal #multisensory #neuroscience

Characterizing the temporal dynamics of visual-auditory perception and cross-modal mental imagery https://ww6.aievolution.com/hbm2301/index.cfm?do=abs.viewAbs&abs=4011 #OHBM2023 #multisensory #crossmodal #neuroscience

Mapping multi-modal #brain #connectome for brain disorder diagnosis via cross-modal mutual learning https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10182318 Potentially relevant to charting perceptual processing in sensory substitution for the blind; #crossmodal #multisensory #AI #neuroscience

Cross-modal interactions between auditory attention and oculomotor control https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.07.11.548515v1 "involvement of auditory attention in modulating the later stages" of microsaccade inhibition; #crossmodal #multisensory

Developing and validating a Japanese version of the Plymouth Sensory Imagery Questionnaire https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1166543/full Psi-Q, mental imagery, #multisensory

Simple shape feature computation across modalities: convergence and divergence between the ventral and dorsal visual streams https://academic.oup.com/cercor/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/cercor/bhad200/7190929 "mid-level shape features are represented in a modality-independent manner in both the ventral and dorsal streams"; #crossmodal #multisensory #neuroscience

#Deafness induces complete #crossmodal #plasticity in a belt region of dorsal #auditory #cortex https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ejn.16075 "In early-deaf dorsal zone of auditory cortex, no auditory activation was observed, but 100% of the neurons were responsive to #visual cues"; #multisensory #neuroscience

#Multimodal deep learning model unveils behavioral dynamics of #V1 activity in freely moving mice https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.05.30.542912v1 Might plead for supplemental gesturing of soundscape content during visual mental imagery in visual-to-auditory sensory substitution.

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#multisensory #neuroscience

Audiotactile stimulation can improve syllable discrimination through #multisensory #integration in the #theta frequency band https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.05.31.543034v1

Development and experience-dependence of #multisensory #spatial processing https://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/fulltext/S1364-6613(23)00102-X via @ambrafer; "refinement of multisensory spatial #integration with increasing #age is further promoted by the inclusion of higher-order knowledge"; #neuroscience

Innovative vision rehabilitation method for #hemianopsia: Comparing pre- and post #audio-luminous biofeedback training for ocular motility improving visual functions and quality of life https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1151736/full "combination of #auditory #biofeedback and #visual #stimulation"; #hemianopia #multisensory

Saccadic modulation of neural excitability in auditory areas of the neocortex https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)00157-4 visual "saccades modulate excitability in numerous auditory cortical areas with a temporal pattern complementary to that seen in visual areas" #multisensory #crossmodal #neuroscience

Touching with the eyes: Oculomotor self-touch induces illusory body ownership https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(23)00257-2 "Eye movements are as effective as finger movements in inducing the rubber hand illusion"; #crossmodal #multisensory #neuroscience

Predictability alters multisensory responses by modulating unisensory inputs https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1150168/full The vOICe visual-to-auditory sensory substitution is, by design, highly predictive of visual input; #multisensory #neuroscience

Visual adaptation changes the susceptibility to the fission illusion https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13414-023-02686-5 Sound-induced flash illusion (#SiFI); #multisensory

Shape detection beyond the visual field using a visual-to-auditory sensory augmentation device https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2023.1058617/full Full paper now available; by Amir Amedi et al.; visual-to-auditory sensory substitution; #crossmodal #multisensory #neuroscience

#CIMeC paper 📃 alert! New perspective 🔍 on #multisensory processing in face-to-face interactions, bridging recent frameworks in #psycholinguistics and #sensory neuroscience from CIMeC’s CAtS group Stefania Benetti and Francesco Pavani (plus @ambrafer) in Frontiers
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2023.1108354

Non-invasive #sensory #neuromodulation in #epilepsy: Updates and future perspectives https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996123000633 #multisensory #auditory #noninvasive #BCI

Space travel influences the way the brain works https://www.news.uliege.be/cms/c_17661467/en/space-travel-influences-the-way-the-brain-works "connectivity was altered after spaceflight in regions which support the integration of different types of information, rather than dealing with only one type each time, such as visual, auditory, or movement information"; #multisensory