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Neural synergy between kinetic vision and touch

Randolph Blake1, Kenith V Sobel, Thomas W James

  • 1Vanderbilt Vision Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37203, USA. randolph.blake@vanderbilt.edu

Summary

Touch can resolve visual ambiguity. Unambiguous tactile input about a globe's rotation, when combined with vision, stabilizes perception. This cross-modal influence activates visual brain areas, showing how the brain integrates senses.

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