Auditory-somatosensory temporal sensitivity improves when the somatosensory event is caused by voluntary body movement

When we actively interact with the environment, it is crucial that we perceive a precise temporal relationship between our own actions and sensory effects to guide our body movements.Thus, we hypothesized that voluntary movements improve perceptual sensitivity to the temporal disparity between audit...

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Main Authors: Norimichi Kitagawa, Masaharu Kato, Makio Kashino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnint.2016.00042/full