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At any given moment, we receive multiple signals from our different senses. Prior research has shown that signals in one sensory modality can influence neural activity and behavioural performance associated with another sensory modality. Recent human and nonhuman primate studies suggest that such cross-modal influences in sensory cortices are mediated by the synchronisation of ongoing neural oscillations. In this review, we consider two mechanisms proposed to facilitate cross-modal influences on sensory processing, namely cross-modal phase resetting and neural entrainment. We consider how top-down processes may further influence cross-modal processing in a flexible manner, and we highlight fruitful directions for further research.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/j.tics.2020.03.003

Type

Journal article

Journal

Trends Cogn Sci

Publication Date

18/04/2020

Keywords

causal inference, cross-modal influence, multisensory, neural entrainment, neural oscillations, phase reset