To form a coherent percept of the environment, our brain combines information from different
senses. Such multisensory integration occurs in higher association cortices; but supposedly …

In order to interact with the multisensory world that surrounds us, we must integrate various
sources of sensory information (vision, hearing, touch…). A fundamental question is thus …

Background Visual, tactile and auditory information is processed from the periphery to the
cortical level through separate channels that target primary sensory cortices, from which it is …

Most auditory events in nature are accompanied by non-auditory signals, such as a view of
the speaker's face during face-to-face communication or the vibration of a string during a …

Recent studies suggest that multisensory integration does not only occur in higher
association cortices but also at early stages of auditory processing, possibly in primary or …

Combining information across different sensory modalities can greatly facilitate our ability to
detect, discriminate, or recognize sensory stimuli [1, 2]. Although this process of sensory …

Using high-field (3 Tesla) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we demonstrate
that auditory and somatosensory inputs converge in a subregion of human auditory cortex …

Merging the information from different senses is essential for successful interaction with real-
life situations. Indeed, sensory integration can reduce perceptual ambiguity, speed …

To study the effects of touch on auditory processing, we examined whether uninformative
and irrelevant tactile stimuli presented together with task-relevant sounds can improve …

While multisensory integration is thought to occur in higher hierarchical cortical areas, recent
studies in man and monkey have revealed plurisensory modulations of activity in areas …