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  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science
  • Sensory Processing

Background:

  • Neuroimaging studies show imagined actions activate similar brain areas as real actions.
  • Previous research found imagery-induced multisensory interactions in auditory-visual tasks.
  • The effect of sensory imagery on motor control, specifically eye movements, remained unexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if auditory imagery influences motor control.
  • To determine if imagined moving sounds can elicit involuntary ocular movements.
  • To explore the engagement of sensorimotor networks during auditory imagery.

Main Methods:

  • Participants performed a nonvisual tracking task.
  • Real and imagined moving sounds were presented.
  • Involuntary ocular movements were recorded.

Main Results:

  • Both real and imagined moving sounds induced involuntary ocular movements.
  • Auditory imagery activated sensory neural areas, consistent with prior research.
  • Functional sensorimotor networks were engaged by imagined auditory stimuli, mirroring real auditory processing.

Conclusions:

  • Sensory imagery, specifically auditory imagery, can influence motor behavior (ocular movements).
  • Imagined stimuli engage sensorimotor networks similarly to real stimuli.
  • This study provides novel behavioral evidence for the sensorimotor impact of auditory imagery.