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Haocheng Zhu¹, Xiaoyu Tang², Tingji Chen¹

¹Department of Psychology, Research Center for Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.

Consciousness and Cognition

|February 8, 2023

Summary

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Perceptual learning, specifically sound-induced flash illusion (SiFI) training, sharpens audiovisual temporal integration. This training narrows the temporal binding window (TBW) and improves the precision of estimating when sounds and sights occur together.

Keywords:

Multisensory integration Perceptual sensitivity Simultaneity judgment Sound-induced flash illusion Temporal order judgment Temporal recalibration

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Cognitive Science
Perception

Background:

Multisensory integration requires flexibility due to varying signal delays.
Perceptual learning can reduce the temporal binding window (TBW).
The impact of audiovisual illusions on perceptual learning remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how sound-induced flash illusion (SiFI) training affects multisensory temporal integration.
To evaluate the impact of 5-day SiFI training on simultaneity judgment (SJ) and temporal order judgment (TOJ) tasks.

Main Methods:

Utilized a classic auditory-dominated sound-induced flash illusion (SiFI) paradigm.
Employed feedback training over 5 days.
Assessed multisensory temporal integration using simultaneity judgment (SJ) and temporal order judgment (TOJ) tasks.

Main Results:

Audiovisual illusion training enhanced multisensory temporal integration precision.
The point of subjective simultaneity (PSS) shifted towards 0 ms (objective simultaneity).
A significant narrowing of the temporal binding window (TBW) was observed.

Conclusions:

Perceptual learning, via SiFI training, reduces susceptibility to audiovisual illusions.
Training improves the precision of audiovisual temporal estimation.
Findings align with Bayesian causal inference models of perception.