
doi: 10.3758/app.71.2.352
pmid: 19304624
The features of perceived objects are processed in distinct neural pathways, which call for mechanisms that integrate the distributed information into coherent representations (the binding problem). Recent studies of sequential effects have demonstrated feature binding not only in perception, but also across (visual) perception and action planning. We investigated whether comparable effects can be obtained in and across auditory perception and action. The results from two experiments revealed effects indicative of spontaneous integration of auditory features (pitch and loudness, pitch and location), as well as evidence for audio-manual stimulus-response integration. Even though integration takes place spontaneously, features related to task-relevant stimulus or response dimensions are more likely to be integrated. Moreover, integration seems to follow a temporal overlap principle, with features coded close in time being more likely to be bound together. Taken altogether, the findings are consistent with the idea of episodic event files integrating perception and action plans.
Adult, Male, Adolescent, Loudness Perception, Decision Making, Association Learning, Functional Laterality, Young Adult, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Reaction Time, Humans, Attention, Female, Sound Localization, Cues, Pitch Perception, Psychomotor Performance, Psychoacoustics
Adult, Male, Adolescent, Loudness Perception, Decision Making, Association Learning, Functional Laterality, Young Adult, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Reaction Time, Humans, Attention, Female, Sound Localization, Cues, Pitch Perception, Psychomotor Performance, Psychoacoustics
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