P1.1 The prevalence of between-hands spatial codes in a tactile Simon task Gherri, E., & Theodoropoulos, N. University of Edinburgh [show_more more="Show abstract" less="Hide abstract"]When a tactile stimulus is presented to our body, its spatial location is automatically coded, modulating behavioural performance, even when space is completely task-irrelevant (Tactile Simon effect). Here we present a series of studies investigating whether multiple spatial codes are created for the location of tactile stimuli in a tactile Simon task. In the two hands task (Exp. 1 and 3), in which stimuli were presented to one of four possible locations (left and right finger on the left and right hand), the tactile target was automatically coded according to the location of the stimulated hand (between-hands Simon effect) but not according to the location of…
T1.1 A common mechanism processes auditory and visual motion Alais, D., Fernández Folgueiras U. & Leung, D. University of Sydney [show_more more="Show abstract" less="Hide abstract"]Neuroimaging studies suggest human visual area V5, an area specialised for motion processing, responds to movement presented in the visual, auditory or tactile domains. Here we report behavioural findings strongly implying…
Organizer: Marc Ernst & Irene Senna, Ulm University Abstract: Would a person born blind who regained sight via some surgical intervention be able to learn to ‘see’? That is, would that individual be able to interpret the images that reach the retina and combine them with other senses in order to build a multisensory representation of the world, and to interact with the environment? Surgically treating congenitally blind individuals (e.g., born with bilateral cataract) after extended periods of blindness provides a unique opportunity to study the development of visual skills, and the ability to combine vision with other senses. For example, whether newly sighted individuals can learn to use their vision to recognize objects previously recognized only through touch, and to build multimodal representation of objects is still an open question. Behavioural…
