Multisensory integration: a functional role for inter-area synchronization?

Curr Biol. 2008 Aug 26;18(16):R709-10. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.051.

Abstract

It has been suggested that synchronization of neural activity in distinct areas of the brain is important in the 'perceptual binding' of the various features relating to a specific object. A recent study has provided new evidence that inter-area synchronization is important in multisensory integration.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Auditory Perception / physiology*
  • Brain / physiology*
  • Visual Perception / physiology*