Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Spatio-temporal constraints for auditory--visual integration.

J Lewald1, W H Ehrenstein, R Guski

  • 1Arbeitseinheit Kognitions-und Umweltpsychologie, Fakultät für Psychologie, Ruhr-Universität, D-44780 Bochum, Germany. joerg.lewald@ruhr-uni-ruhr.de

Behavioural Brain Research
|March 29, 2001
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

[Perimortem semen retrieval from comatose intensive care patients : Medico-legal, psychological and ethical aspects].

Der Anaesthesist·2010
Same author

How to forecast community annoyance in planning noisy facilities.

Noise & health·2004
Same author

[Approach of noise emission limit value sciences: on the topic of stress during the day and at night].

Schriftenreihe des Vereins fur Wasser-, Boden- und Lufthygiene·2001
Same author

Spatial coordinates of human auditory working memory.

Brain research. Cognitive brain research·2001
Same author

Sound lateralization during passive whole-body rotation.

The European journal of neuroscience·2001
Same author

Effect of gaze direction on sound localization in rear space.

Neuroscience research·2001
Same journal

Understanding vulnerability through variability: a longitudinal twin study linking sex differences in neurodiversity, neurodevelopment and X-linked genetic mechanisms.

Behavioural brain research·2026
Same journal

Hippocampal plasticity predicts behavioral lateralization and stress resilience in laying hen chicks.

Behavioural brain research·2026
Same journal

Effects of retatrutide on learning and memory in streptozotocin-induced male diabetic rats.

Behavioural brain research·2026
Same journal

Bacopa-Enriched Formulation Enhances Memory and Synaptic Plasticity in a Rat Model of Vascular Dementia.

Behavioural brain research·2026
Same journal

Prior exposure to methylphenidate attenuates ethanol-induced conditioned place preference in zebrafish.

Behavioural brain research·2026
Same journal

Plasma nectin-4 levels are associated with changes in executive function in patients with methamphetamine use disorder undergoing treatment.

Behavioural brain research·2026
See all related articles

Auditory and visual stimuli are perceived as aligned within a specific spatio-temporal window. This integration window, approximately 100 ms and 3 degrees, explains how the brain combines sensory information for perceptual coherence.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychophysics
  • Sensory Integration

Background:

  • Auditory and visual information integration is crucial for perceptual coherence.
  • Neurophysiological studies show specialized neurons responding to combined audio-visual stimuli.
  • This study explores the perceptual basis of these neuronal integration mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the psychophysical correlates of neuronal audio-visual integration.
  • To determine the spatio-temporal window for perceived spatial alignment of auditory and visual stimuli.

Main Methods:

  • Psychophysical experiment measuring the point of subjective spatial alignment (PSSA).
  • Systematic variation of phase relationship and repetition rate of auditory and visual pulse stimuli.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Comparison of PSSAs with a reference condition using continuous visual stimuli.

    • Main Results:

    • A shift in PSSA was observed when auditory and visual stimuli were phase-coincident at 2 Hz, decreasing with temporal disparity.
    • A constant shift in PSSA was noted at 4 Hz, irrespective of phase relationship.
    • Repetition rate variations showed consistent shifts up to 4 Hz, then a linear decrease.

    Conclusions:

    • Evidence suggests a spatio-temporal integration window for audio-visual stimuli, approximately 100 ms and 3 degrees.
    • Stimuli within this window are perceived as spatially coincident.
    • Findings align with properties of bimodal neurons in the brain's auditory-visual processing pathways.