Tactile enhancement of auditory detection and perceived loudness

Brain Research

Volumn 1160, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-68

  Gillmeister, Helge ^a   Eimer, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditory; Crossmodal; Multisensory integration; Tactile

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; BRAIN CORTEX; HEARING ACUITY; LOUDNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOUDNESS PERCEPTION; MALE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; SOUND LOCALIZATION; TIME FACTORS; TOUCH; VIBRATION;

EID: 34447332526     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.03.041     Document Type: Article

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