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Neural Mechanisms of Audiovisual Integration in Integrated Processing for Verbal Perception and Spatial Factors

Neural Mechanisms of Audiovisual Integration in Integrated Processing for Verbal Perception and Spatial Factors
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Author(s): Yulin Gao (Okayama University, Japan), Weiping Yang (Okayama University, Japan), Jingjing Yang (Okayama University, Japan), Takahashi Satoshi (Okayama University, Japan)and Jinglong Wu (Okayama University, Japan)
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 10
Source title: Biomedical Engineering and Cognitive Neuroscience for Healthcare: Interdisciplinary Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Jinglong Wu (Okayama University, Japan)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2113-8.ch034

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Abstract

People perceive information from the outside world using several sensory organs rather than through a single one. First, relevant information is processed in the corresponding sensory area independently and then integrated in a multi-sensory processing cerebral region. The integration process influences the later behavioral responses to the sensory stimuli. Based on previous research, this chapter summarizes the neural mechanisms and the influencing factors of audiovisual integration. These include the relationship between the spatial location of auditory stimuli, visual stimuli, and verbal perception. According to research in neurology, the main neural mechanisms of audiovisual integration are from the superior temporal sulcus in the rear left region of the human brain. In the future, research on the combination of virtual reality technology and audiovisual integration should be continued to enable the research achievements to have more ecological effects.

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