PMID: 11340918May 9, 2001Paper

When sound affects vision: effects of auditory grouping on visual motion perception

Psychological Science
K Watanabe, S Shimojo

Abstract

Two identical visual targets moving across each other can be perceived either to bounce off or to stream through each other. A brief sound at the moment the targets coincide biases perception toward bouncing. We found that this bounce-inducing effect was attenuated when other identical sounds (auditory flankers) were presented 300 ms before and after the simultaneous sound. The attenuation occurred only when the simultaneous sound and auditory flankers had similar acoustic characteristics and the simultaneous sound was not salient. These results suggest that there is an aspect of auditory-grouping (saliency-assigning) processes that is context-sensitive and can be utilized by the visual system for solving ambiguity. Furthermore, control experiments revealed that such auditory context did not affect the perceptual qualities of the simultaneous sound. Because the attenuation effect is not manifest in the perception of acoustic characteristics of individual sound elements, we conclude that it is a genuine cross-modal effect.

References

Dec 23, 1976·Nature·H McGurk, J MacDonald
Nov 1, 1975·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·D W Massaro
Feb 1, 1976·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·D W MassaroW L Idson
Sep 4, 1992·Science·K Nakayama, S Shimojo
Apr 1, 1988·Journal of Computer-aided Molecular Design·F M Richards
Jan 1, 1970·Journal of Experimental Psychology·D W Massaro
Aug 1, 1971·Journal of Experimental Psychology·A S Bregman, J Campbell
Aug 1, 1982·Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance·D M Goldberg, J R Pomerantz
Jan 1, 1993·Perception·B I BertenthalA Bradbury
Sep 1, 1996·Brain Research. Cognitive Brain Research·E SchrögerR N Näätänen
Jan 23, 1997·Nature·R SekulerR Lau
May 26, 1999·Perception·K Watanabe, S Shimojo
Apr 17, 2001·Perception & Psychophysics·K Watanabe, S Shimojo
Jul 1, 1998·Trends in Cognitive Sciences·G A CalvertS D Iversen
Jul 1, 1998·Trends in Cognitive Sciences·J Driver, C Spence

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jul 21, 2005·Experimental Brain Research·Waka Fujisaki, Shin'ya Nishida
May 12, 2006·Experimental Brain Research·Michael J Pesavento, John Schlag
Feb 7, 2007·Experimental Brain Research·Mirjam KeetelsJean Vroomen
May 16, 2009·Experimental Brain Research·Yi-Chuan Chen, Su-Ling Yeh
Jun 13, 2009·Experimental Brain Research·Takahiro Kawabe
Mar 31, 2010·Experimental Brain Research·Steven L Prime, Laurence R Harris
Oct 7, 2003·Neuropsychologia·Salvador Soto-FaracoCharles Spence
Jun 14, 2002·Brain Research. Cognitive Brain Research·David J Lewkowicz
Aug 15, 2001·Current Opinion in Neurobiology·S Shimojo, L Shams
Jun 15, 2004·Nature Neuroscience·Waka FujisakiShin'ya Nishida
Aug 14, 2013·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Gary Lupyan, Emily J Ward
Sep 1, 2011·Schizophrenia Bulletin·Wolfgang Tschacher, Claudia Bergomi
Apr 19, 2006·Proceedings. Biological Sciences·Waka FujisakiShin'ya Nishida
Jun 3, 2009·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences·Virginie van Wassenhove
Jun 14, 2006·Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience·Kathrin Lange, Brigitte Röder
May 17, 2011·BMC Neuroscience·Souta HidakaYoichi Sugita
Jan 17, 2008·PloS One·Virginie van WassenhoveLadan Shams
Mar 9, 2010·PloS One·Takahiro KawabeMasami K Yamaguchi
Sep 3, 2010·PloS One·Wataru TeramotoYoichi Sugita
Mar 17, 2011·PloS One·Souta HidakaYôiti Suzuki
Apr 16, 2011·PloS One·Warrick RoseboomDerek H Arnold
Apr 18, 2013·PloS One·Lisandro KaunitzDavid Melcher
Dec 16, 2004·Journal of Physiological Anthropology and Applied Human Science·Gerard B RemijnYoshitaka Nakajima
Feb 9, 2010·Attention, Perception & Psychophysics·Massimo Grassi, Clara Casco
Nov 2, 2006·Perception & Psychophysics·Takahiro Kawabe, Kayo Miura
Aug 4, 2007·Perception & Psychophysics·Polly Dalton, Charles Spence
Sep 6, 2003·Perception & Psychophysics·Rainer Guski, Nikolaus F Troje
Jan 9, 2004·Perception & Psychophysics·S M WuergerG F Meyer
Jan 29, 2005·Perception & Psychophysics·Hoon Choi, Brian J Scholl
Apr 12, 2011·Attention, Perception & Psychophysics·Toyomi Matsuno, Masaki Tomonaga
Aug 10, 2011·Attention, Perception & Psychophysics·Estella H LiuBarbara A Church
Jan 22, 2013·Attention, Perception & Psychophysics·Yousuke Kawachi, Jiro Gyoba
May 28, 2013·Attention, Perception & Psychophysics·Lihan Chen, Jean Vroomen
Apr 28, 2009·Experimental Brain Research·R van der ZwanAnna Brooks
Nov 3, 2005·Psychological Review·Ezequiel Morsella
Feb 3, 2016·Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience·Miho S KitamuraNorimichi Kitagawa
Jan 7, 2016·Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience·Souta HidakaYoichi Sugita
Jul 20, 2010·Neuroscience Letters·Wataru TeramotoYôiti Suzuki
Sep 15, 2009·Brain Research·Torsten Rahne, Martin Böckmann-Barthel
Apr 9, 2008·Brain Research Bulletin·Jean-Pierre BrescianiMarc O Ernst
Nov 17, 2007·Brain Research·Camille Koppen, Charles Spence
Apr 19, 2005·Cognition·Stephen R MitroffKaren Wynn
Oct 13, 2004·Journal of Physiology, Paris·Christophe Lalanne, Jean Lorenceau
Mar 1, 2012·Seeing and Perceiving·Massimo Grassi, Clara Casco
Aug 15, 2006·Acta Psychologica·Hoon Choi, Brian J Scholl

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.