Crossmodal correspondences
Cesare Valerio Parise

Date: 2012-06-20 09:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Last modified: 2012-04-24

Abstract


For more than a century now, researchers have acknowledged the existence of crossmodal congruency effects between dimensions of sensory stimuli in the general (i.e., non–synesthetic) population. Such phenomena, known by a variety of terms including ‘crossmodal correspondences’, involve individual stimulus properties, rely on a crossmodal mapping of unisensory features, and appear to be shared by the majority of individuals. Over the last few years, a number of studies have shed light on many key aspects of crossmodal correspondences, ranging from their role in multisensory integration, their developmental trajectories, their occurrence in non-human mammals, their neural underpinning, and the role of learning. I will present a brief overview of the latest findings on crossmodal correspondences, highlight standing questions, and provide direction for future research.

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