Multisensory integration is understood as the convergence of input from different sensory modalities, such as visual, auditory, or tactile. The ability of the brain to combine different sensory inputs ...

A new study has provided concrete evidence that children with autism spectrum disorders process sensory information such as sound, touch and vision differently than typically developing children. A ...

This press release is available in German. In order to get a better picture of our surroundings, the brain has to integrate information from different senses, but how does it know which signals to ...

Sample size (the number of individuals examined for a study) is the most important factor determining the accuracy of the study results. The accuracy and reproducibility of research studies are a ...

The accuracy and reproducibility of research studies are a major concern of the scientific community. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have examined this problem in the field of multisensory ...

The way that we feel has the power to change the way that we perceive the world. You only have to look at optical illusions to realise that our perception is flexible and prone to errors (anyone ...

Strapped into a motion-enabled simulator and wearing 3D glasses, 36 adolescent volunteers recently experienced what it was like to "travel" through a field of virtual stars. The experiments provided ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Our brain's ability to combine sensory information from a single event – such as seeing an ambulance and hearing its siren – has been shown to speed our reactions, help us ...