Perceptual inference, learning, and attention in a multisensory world

U Noppeney - Annual review of neuroscience, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Adaptive behavior in a complex, dynamic, and multisensory world poses some of the most
fundamental computational challenges for the brain, notably inference, decision-making …

[HTML][HTML] Bayesian causal inference: A unifying neuroscience theory

L Shams, U Beierholm - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding of the brain and the principles governing neural processing requires theories
that are parsimonious, can account for a diverse set of phenomena, and can make testable …

Ageing and multisensory integration: A review of the evidence, and a computational perspective

SA Jones, U Noppeney - Cortex, 2021 - Elsevier
The processing of multisensory signals is crucial for effective interaction with the
environment, but our ability to perform this vital function changes as we age. In the first part …

[HTML][HTML] Perceptual training narrows the temporal binding window of audiovisual integration in both younger and older adults

DP McGovern, S Burns, RJ Hirst, FN Newell - Neuropsychologia, 2022 - Elsevier
There is a growing body of evidence to suggest that multisensory processing changes with
advancing age-usually in the form of an enlarged temporal binding window-with some …

Development and experience-dependence of multisensory spatial processing

P Bruns, B Röder - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Multisensory spatial processes are fundamental for efficient interaction with the world. They
include not only the integration of spatial cues across sensory modalities, but also the …

A drift diffusion model analysis of age-related impact on multisensory decision-making processes

J Bolam, JA Diaz, M Andrews, RO Coats… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Older adults (OAs) are typically slower and/or less accurate in forming perceptual choices
relative to younger adults. Despite perceptual deficits, OAs gain from integrating information …

Attention controls multisensory perception via two distinct mechanisms at different levels of the cortical hierarchy

A Ferrari, U Noppeney - PLoS biology, 2021 - journals.plos.org
To form a percept of the multisensory world, the brain needs to integrate signals from
common sources weighted by their reliabilities and segregate those from independent …

[HTML][HTML] Age-related changes to multisensory integration and audiovisual speech perception

JL Pepper, HE Nuttall - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Multisensory integration is essential for the quick and accurate perception of our
environment, particularly in everyday tasks like speech perception. Research has …

Central tendency biases must be accounted for to consistently capture Bayesian cue combination in continuous response data

S Aston, J Negen, M Nardini, U Beierholm - Behavior Research Methods, 2022 - Springer
Observers in perceptual tasks are often reported to combine multiple sensory cues in a
weighted average that improves precision—in some studies, approaching statistically …

Older adults preserve audiovisual integration through enhanced cortical activations, not by recruiting new regions

SA Jones, U Noppeney - PLoS Biology, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Effective interactions with the environment rely on the integration of multisensory signals:
Our brains must efficiently combine signals that share a common source, and segregate …