SK-Zoom Colloquium Multisensory temporal processing in the early deaf

Abstract - The precise temporal relationship between multisensory events is crucial for reliably understanding and navigating our surroundings. Although the properties of cross-modal temporal processing have been extensively studied in neurotypical populations, remarkably little is known about how the loss of one sense impacts the integrity of temporal interactions among the remaining senses. Using a temporal order judgment (TOJ) task, we examined the effects of early deafness on the precision of multisensory temporal processing. I will present behavioral, EEG, and fMRI data acquired from human subjects performing a visuo-tactile TOJ task and discuss our results in the context of multisensory integration and cross-modal plasticity.

https://www.unr.edu/psychology/faculty/fang-jiang