Multisensory integration: Central processing modifies peripheral systems

Psychological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 989-997

  Lugo, J E ^a   Doti, R ^a   Wittich, Walter ^b   Faubert, Jocelyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN CORTEX; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONDITIONING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TOUCH; VISION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL ANALYZERS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TOUCH; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 51349090298     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02190.x     Document Type: Article

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