Is audiovisual integration subserved by the superior colliculus in humans?

NeuroReport

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-275

  Maravita, Angelo ^a   Bolognini, Nadia ^a   Bricolo, Emanuela ^a   Marzi, Carlo A ^b   Savazzi, Silvia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Audiovisual integration; Multisensory integration; Redundant signal effect; Sensory processing; Subcortical; Superior colliculus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; COLOR; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SUPERIOR COLLICULI; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 40049103769     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3282f4f04e     Document Type: Article

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