Statistical learning (SL) is typically considered to be a domain-general mechanism by which
cognitive systems discover the underlying distributional properties of the input. However …

In many everyday situations, our senses are bombarded by many different unisensory
signals at any given time. To gain the most veridical, and least variable, estimate of …

Learning to read is extremely difficult for about 10% of children; they are affected by a
neurodevelopmental disorder called dyslexia [1, 2]. The neurocognitive causes of dyslexia …

Behavior, perception and cognition are strongly shaped by the synthesis of information
across the different sensory modalities. Such multisensory integration often results in …

Ventriloquism is the ancient art of making one's voice appear to come from elsewhere, an art
exploited by the Greek and Roman oracles, and possibly earlier [1]. We regularly experience …

Research on attention has evolved dramatically in recent years. There are now many new
ways of studying how we are able to select some aspects for processing, whilst ignoring …

In The Unity of Consciousness Tim Bayne draws on philosophy, psychology, and
neuroscience in defence of the claim that consciousness is unified. In the first part of the …

It has become accepted in the neuroscience community that perception and performance
are quintessentially multisensory by nature. Using the full palette of modern brain imaging …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by deficits in social reciprocity and
communication, as well as by repetitive behaviors and restricted interests. Unusual …

For most multisensory events, observers perceive synchrony among the various senses
(vision, audition, touch), despite the naturally occurring lags in arrival and processing times …