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Published on: September 1, 2016
Tactile perception of auditory roughness
Corentin Bernard1, Richard Kronland-Martinet1, Madeline Fery1
1Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, UMR7061 PRISM, Marseille 13009, France bernard@prism.cnrs.fr, kronland@prism.cnrs.fr, madeline.fery@etu.univ-amu.fr, ystad@prism.cnrs.fr, thoret@prism.cnrs.fr.
Abstract:
Auditory roughness resulting from fast temporal beatings is often studied by summing two pure tones with close frequencies. Interestingly, the tactile counterpart of auditory roughness can be provided through touch with vibrotactile actuators. However, whether auditory roughness could also be perceived through touch and whether it exhibits similar characteristics are unclear. Here, auditory roughness perception and its tactile counterpart were evaluated using pairs of pure tone stimuli. Results revealed similar roughness curves in both modalities, suggesting similar sensory processing. This study attests to the relevance of such a paradigm for investigating auditory and tactile roughness in a multisensory fashion.
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