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 Concept Videos

Depth Perception and Spatial Vision01:15

Depth Perception and Spatial Vision

2.3K
Depth perception is the ability to perceive objects three-dimensionally. It relies on two types of cues: binocular and monocular. Binocular cues depend on the combination of images from both eyes and how the eyes work together. Since the eyes are in slightly different positions, each eye captures a slightly different image. This disparity between images, known as binocular disparity, helps the brain interpret depth. When the brain compares these images, it determines the distance to an object.
2.3K
Sensory Perception: Organization of the Somatosensory System01:11

Sensory Perception: Organization of the Somatosensory System

11.5K
The somatosensory system is the central and peripheral nervous system component that senses and processes touch, pressure, pain, temperature, and body position or proprioception. The process of sensation takes place at three levels:
The receptor level:
The receptor level is the first stage of sensation. It involves the detection of a stimulus by specialized sensory receptors. The stimulus must arrive within the receptor's receptive field. Next, the receptor converts the energy of the...
11.5K
Somatosensation01:33

Somatosensation

43.9K
The somatosensory system relays sensory information from the skin, mucous membranes, limbs, and joints. Somatosensation is more familiarly known as the sense of touch. A typical somatosensory pathway includes three types of long neurons: primary, secondary, and tertiary. Primary neurons have cell bodies located near the spinal cord in groups of neurons called dorsal root ganglia. The sensory neurons of ganglia innervate designated areas of skin called dermatomes.
43.9K
Perceiving Loudness, Pitch, and Location01:21

Perceiving Loudness, Pitch, and Location

1.2K
The human brain perceives pitch through two primary mechanisms reflected in place theory and frequency theory. Each mechanism describes how sound waves are interpreted as specific pitches by the brain, offering insights into the intricate processes of auditory perception.
Place theory, or place coding, suggests that different pitches are heard because various sound waves activate specific locations along the cochlea's basilar membrane. The brain determines the pitch of a sound by...
1.2K
Auditory Perception01:17

Auditory Perception

1.3K
The auditory system is essential for sound perception, utilizing various critical structures. When sound waves enter the outer ear, they travel through the ear canal and cause the eardrum to vibrate. These vibrations are then transmitted to the middle ear, where three tiny bones – the malleus, incus, and stapes – amplify the sound. This amplification is crucial, as it ensures that the sound vibrations are strong enough to be conveyed to the inner ear. These vibrations then reach the...
1.3K
Vision01:24

Vision

60.6K
Vision is the result of light being detected and transduced into neural signals by the retina of the eye. This information is then further analyzed and interpreted by the brain. First, light enters the front of the eye and is focused by the cornea and lens onto the retina—a thin sheet of neural tissue lining the back of the eye. Because of refraction through the convex lens of the eye, images are projected onto the retina upside-down and reversed.
60.6K

You might also read

Related Articles

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

Sort by
Same author

Working Memory Maintenance of Visual and Auditory Spatial Information Relies on Supramodal Neural Codes in the Dorsal Frontoparietal Cortex.

Brain sciences·2024
Same author

What, if anything, can be considered an amodal sensory dimension?

Psychonomic bulletin & review·2024
Same author

Prokofiev was (almost) right: A cross-cultural investigation of auditory-conceptual associations in Peter and the Wolf.

Psychonomic bulletin & review·2024
Same author

Prevalence and predictors of binge eating disorder symptoms among a sample of university students in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional survey.

Health science reports·2023
Same author

More of me: Self-prioritization of numeric stimuli.

Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance·2023
Same author

Enhancing the design of wine labels.

Frontiers in psychology·2023

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Feb 24, 2026

Development of a Gaze-Contingent Display Framework Designed for Perceptual and Oculomotor Research with Simulated Central Vision Loss
07:12

Development of a Gaze-Contingent Display Framework Designed for Perceptual and Oculomotor Research with Simulated Central Vision Loss

Published on: April 11, 2025

990

Central-peripheral differences in audiovisual and visuotactile event perception.

Yi-Chuan Chen1,2, Daphne Maurer1, Terri L Lewis1

  • 1Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, 1280 Main St West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.

Attention, Perception & Psychophysics
|August 18, 2017
PubMed
Summary

Sensory integration differs across visual fields. Audiovisual and visuotactile illusions show distinct patterns in central versus peripheral vision, impacting perception.

Keywords:
AuditionEccentricityIllusionMultisensory integrationTouchVision

More Related Videos

Methods to Explore the Influence of Top-down Visual Processes on Motor Behavior
09:49

Methods to Explore the Influence of Top-down Visual Processes on Motor Behavior

Published on: April 16, 2014

26.9K
Assessing Binocular Central Visual Field and Binocular Eye Movements in a Dichoptic Viewing Condition
07:45

Assessing Binocular Central Visual Field and Binocular Eye Movements in a Dichoptic Viewing Condition

Published on: July 21, 2020

5.0K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Feb 24, 2026

Development of a Gaze-Contingent Display Framework Designed for Perceptual and Oculomotor Research with Simulated Central Vision Loss
07:12

Development of a Gaze-Contingent Display Framework Designed for Perceptual and Oculomotor Research with Simulated Central Vision Loss

Published on: April 11, 2025

990
Methods to Explore the Influence of Top-down Visual Processes on Motor Behavior
09:49

Methods to Explore the Influence of Top-down Visual Processes on Motor Behavior

Published on: April 16, 2014

26.9K
Assessing Binocular Central Visual Field and Binocular Eye Movements in a Dichoptic Viewing Condition
07:45

Assessing Binocular Central Visual Field and Binocular Eye Movements in a Dichoptic Viewing Condition

Published on: July 21, 2020

5.0K

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Visual Perception
  • Multisensory Integration

Background:

  • The brain integrates information from different senses to create a coherent perception of the world.
  • Visual perception can be influenced by auditory and tactile stimuli, particularly in the central and peripheral visual fields.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how audiovisual and visuotactile information is integrated in the central and peripheral visual fields.
  • To examine the influence of auditory and tactile stimuli on visual perception using fission and fusion illusions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized visual fission and fusion illusions induced by sounds (beeps) or taps.
  • Compared the magnitude of these illusions in the central versus peripheral visual field.
  • Applied signal detection theory to analyze underlying perceptual changes.

Main Results:

  • Fission illusions (one flash perceived as two) were larger in the periphery than the center.
  • Fusion illusions (two flashes perceived as one) were larger in the center than the periphery.
  • Peripheral fission illusions involved both reduced discriminability and criterion shifts (sound), or only criterion shifts (taps). Central fusion illusions involved criterion shifts.

Conclusions:

  • Audiovisual signals are more readily integrated in peripheral compared to central vision.
  • Visual perception, especially in the periphery, may favor the interpretation of discontinuous events.
  • Sensory integration mechanisms vary across visual field locations and stimulus types.