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Audiomotor interaction induced by mental imagery.
M Nooristani1, K Moïn-Darbari2, S Pagé2
1Faculté de Médicine, École d'Orthophonie et d'Audiologie, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3J7, Canada. mujda.nooristani@umontreal.ca.
Experimental Brain Research
|August 26, 2020
Summary
Auditory mental imagery training can create audiomotor interactions, impacting postural control. This study demonstrates that imagining sounds can influence physical balance, showing a link between mental imagery and motor responses.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Sensory Integration
- Motor Control
Background:
- Mental imagery is known to induce audiovisual integration.
- Previous research indicates audiomotor interaction can be trained, but induction via auditory imagery is unexplored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if auditory mental imagery can induce multimodal associations with postural control.
- To determine if training auditory mental imagery influences audiomotor interaction.
Main Methods:
- Participants underwent static postural control assessments with auditory stimuli.
- Training involved associating auditory mental imagery of sounds with postural swaying.
- Three groups were used, including experimental and control conditions.
Main Results:
- A significant decrease in postural control was observed in the experimental group post-training.
- Control groups ruled out response bias, confirming a genuine multimodal interaction.
- Findings support that mental imagery stimuli can integrate with different sensory modalities.
Conclusions:
- Auditory mental imagery training can induce audiomotor interaction and affect postural control.
- This study confirms the potential for mental imagery to drive multisensory integration.
- Further research is needed to fully understand the scope of mental imagery's influence on multimodal interactions.
