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

The dissection of intersensory bias: weighting for Radeau

R B Welch1

  • 1NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA. rbwelch@nasamail.nasa.gov

Current Psychology of Cognition = Cahiers De Psychologie Cognitive : CPC
|February 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

This commentary addresses methodological issues in intersensory bias research. It clarifies the distinction between intersensory bias and adaptation, exploring its underlying mechanisms and cognitive penetrability.

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

Treatment of the unstable total hip arthroplasty using modularity, soft tissue, and allograft reconstruction.

The Journal of arthroplasty·2001
Same author

How can we determine if the sense of presence affects task performance?

Presence (Cambridge, Mass.)·2001
Same author

Contributions of object- and space-based mechanisms to line bisection errors.

Neuropsychologia·2001
Same author

Effects of gravitational and optical stimulation on the perception of target elevation.

Perception & psychophysics·2001
Same author

Julian John Chisholm M.D.: Confederate surgeon, ophthalmologist and hospital founder.

Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology·2000
Same author

Why do pitched horizontal lines have such a small effect on visually perceived eye level?

Perception & psychophysics·2000

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Science
  • Neuroscience
  • Sensory Integration

Background:

  • Critically examines methodological challenges in studying intersensory bias.
  • Differentiates intersensory bias from sensory adaptation processes.

Discussion:

  • Elucidates the probable neural and cognitive mechanisms underlying intersensory bias.
  • Explores the concept of cognitive impenetrability in the context of the ventriloquism effect.

Key Insights:

  • Provides a clear distinction between intersensory bias and adaptation.
  • Offers a detailed mechanism for how intersensory bias functions.
  • Challenges the notion of cognitive impenetrability in ventriloquism.

Outlook:

Keywords:
NASA Center ARCNASA Discipline Neuroscience

Related Experiment Videos

  • Suggests avenues for resolving methodological issues in future research.
  • Highlights the importance of understanding intersensory bias for sensory integration theories.
  • Opens new perspectives on the cognitive architecture of multisensory perception.