Auditory information enhances post-sensory visual evidence during rapid multisensory decision-making

A conclusive account on how the brain translates audiovisual evidence into a rapid decision is still lacking. Here, using a neurally-informed modelling approach, the authors show that sounds amplify visual evidence later in the decision process, in line with higher-order multisensory effects.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Léon Franzen, Ioannis Delis, Gabriela De Sousa, Christoph Kayser, Marios G. Philiastides
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19306-7