NIH R01 · 2025
Neural substrates of optimal multisensory integration
Project Summary When communicating face-to-face, humans receive information in two sensory modalities: visual information from the face of the talker; and auditory information from the voice of the talker. The pandemic has brought into sharp focus the importance of audiovisual speech: mask wearing obscures the talker's face while muffling the voice, a double whammy that hinders communication. The popularity of video conferencing software attests to the importance placed by people on seeing a talker's face as well as hearing their voice. Although audiovisual speech perception is very important, we know little about the neural mechanisms for this uniquely human ability. We will remedy this…
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