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Decoding cross-modality sensorimotor synchronization: Unveiling a general network using functional and efficiency

Ruoyu Niu¹, Rixin Tang¹

¹Department of Psychology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.

Biological Psychology

|February 9, 2026

Summary

Sensorimotor synchronization (SMS) processing is not strictly modality-specific. Brain networks support cross-modal coordination during visual and auditory tapping tasks, revealing a hub-like cortical subnetwork.

Keywords:

Betweenness centrality Functional-efficiency network Hub-like subnetwork Sensorimotor synchronization Temporal structures

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Background:

Auditory stimuli typically dominate sensorimotor synchronization (SMS).
This auditory dominance diminishes with continuous visual stimuli, raising questions about modality specificity in SMS processing.
The intrinsic neural mechanisms underlying SMS, whether modality-specific or cross-modal, remain incompletely understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the modality-specific versus cross-modal nature of sensorimotor synchronization (SMS) processing.
To characterize the functional cortical networks supporting SMS under different sensory modalities and temporal structures.
To identify potential hub regions involved in coordinating sensorimotor information.

Main Methods:

A synchronization-continuation tapping task was employed with visual and auditory continuous stimuli.
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) recorded hemodynamic responses over lateral cortical regions.
fNIRS-derived functional connectivity networks were analyzed using graph theory metrics (small-worldness, betweenness centrality) and Granger causality.

Main Results:

Cortical networks exhibited small-world organization across all conditions.
Frontopolar cortex (FP), dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC), and pre-supplementary motor area (pre-SMA) showed high betweenness centrality, indicating hub-like roles.
Granger causality analyses suggested directional connectivity from sensory areas to the inferior parietal lobule (IPL) and hub nodes, with reciprocal interactions among hubs.

Conclusions:

Sensorimotor synchronization (SMS) involves a cross-modal cortical subnetwork, challenging the notion of strict modality specificity.
Hub-like regions including FP, dlPFC, and pre-SMA play a crucial role in coordinating sensorimotor information across modalities.
The findings highlight the brain's flexible network organization for sensorimotor control.