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General Reference
Stein BE, Stanford TR (2008) Multisensory integration: current issues from the perspective of the single neuron. Nat Rev Neurosci. 9(4): 255-66.
Driver, J. and T. Noesselt, Multisensory interplay reveals cross- modal influences on 'sensory specific' brain regions, neural responses, and judgments. Neuron, 2008. 57(1): p. 11-23.
Ghazanfar, A.A and C.E. Schroeder, Is neocortex essentially multisensory? Trends Cogn Sci, 2006. 10(6): p, 278-85.
Calvert, G.A., C. Spence, and B.E. Stein, eds. The Handbook of Multisensory Processes. 2004, The MIT Press: Cambridge, MA.
Stein, B.E. and M.A. Meredith, The Merging of the Senses. 1993, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Physiological Principles - Animal Model
Meredith, M.A. and B.E. Stein, Spatial determinants of multi-sensory integration in cat superior colliculus neurons. J. Neurophysiol, 1996. 75(5): p. 1843-57.
Meredith, M.A., J.W. Nemitz, and B.E. Stein, Determinants of multisensory integration in superior colliculus neurons. 1 Temporal factors. J. Neuroscience, 1987. 7: p. 3215-3229.
Meredith, M.A. and B.E. Stein, Spatial factors determine the activity of multisensory neurons in cat superior colliculus. Brain Res., 1986. 365: p.350-354.
Meredith, M.A. and B.E. Stein, Visual, auditory, and somat-osensory convergence on cells in superior colliculus results in multisensory integration. J Neurophysiol, 1986. 56: p. 640-662.
Meredith, M.A. and B.E. Stein, Descending efferents from the superior colliculus relay integrated multisensory information. Science, 1985. 227(4687): p. 657-9.
Meredith, M.A. and B.E. Stein, Interactions among converging sensory inputs in the superior colliculus. Science, 1983. 221: p. 389-391.
Multisensory Development
Carriere, B.N., et al., Visual deprivation alters the devel-opment of cortical multisensory integration. J Neurophysiol, 2007. 98(5): p. 2858-67.
Wallace, M.T. and B.E. Stein, Early experience determines how the senses will interact. J Neurophysiol, 2007. 97(1): p. 921-6.
Jiang, W., H. Jiang, and B.E. Stein, Neonatal cortical ablation disrupts multisensory development in superior colliculus. J Neurophysiol, 2006. 95(3): p. 1380-96.
Wallace, M.T., et al., The development of cortical multisensory integration. J Neurosci, 2006. 26(46): p. 11844-9.
Lewkowicz, D.J. and A.A. Ghazanfar, The decline of cross-species
intersensory perception in human infants. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2006. 103(17): p. 6771-4.
Lickliter, R. and L.E. Bahrick, Perceptual development and the origins of multisensory responsiveness, in The Handbook of Multisensory Processes, G.A. Calvert, C. Spence, and B.E. Stein, Editors. 2004, MIT Press: Cambridge, MA. p. 643-654.
Wallace, M.T., The development of multisensory integration, in The Handbook of Multisensory Processes, G.A. Calvert, C. Spence, and B.E. Stein, Editors. 2004, The MIT Press: Cambridge, MA. p. 683-700.
Wallace, M.T., et al., Visual experience is necessary for the development of multisensory integration. J Neurosci, 2004. 24(43): p. 9580-4.
Wallace, M.T. and B.E. Stein, Onset of cross-modal synthesis in the neonatal superior colliculus is gated by the development of cortical influences. J Neurophysiol, 2000. 83(6): p. 3578-82.
Wallace, M.T. and B.E. Stein, Development of multisensory neurons and multisensory integration in cat superior colliculus. J Neurosci, 1997. 17(7): p. 2429-2444.
Lewkowicz, D.J., Development of intersensory perception in human infants, in The development of intersensory perception: comparative perspectives, D.J. Lewkowicz and R. Lickliter, Editors. 1994, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates:
Hillsdale, NJ. p. 165-203.
King, A.J., et al., Developmental plasticity in the visual and auditory representations in the mammalian superior colliculus. Nature, 1988. 332: p. 73-76.
Behavioral Facilitation - Human Studies
Hershenson, M., Reaction time as a measure of intersensory facilitation. J. Exp. Psychol., 1962. 63: p. 289-293.
Andreassi, J.L. and J.R. Greco, Effects of bisensory stimulation on reaction time and the evoked cortical potential. Physiol. Psychol., 1975. 3: p. 189-194.
Hughes, H.C., et al., Visual-auditory interactions in sensorimotor processing: saccades versus manual responses. J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform, 1994. 20(1): p. 131-53.
Frens, M.A., A.J. Van Opstal, and R.F. Van Der Willigen, Spatial and temporal factors determine auditory-visual interactions in human saccadic eye movements. Percept. Psychophys., 1995. 57(6): p. 802-16.
Stein, B., et al., Enhancement of perceived visual intensity by auditory stimuli: a psychophysical analysis. J Cogn Neurosci, 1996. 8: p. 497-506.
Harrington, L.K. and C.K. Peck, Spatial disparity affects visual-auditory interactions in human sensorimotor processing. Exp Brain Res, 1998. 122(2): p. 247-52.
Corneil, B.D., et al., Auditory-visual interactions subserving goal-directed saccades in complex scene. J Neurophysiol, 2002. 88(1): p. 438-54.
Frassinetti, F., N. Bolognini, and E. Ladavas, Enhancement of visual perception by crossmodal visuo-auditory interactions. Exp Brain Res, 2002. 147(3): p. 332-43.
Forster, B., et al., Redundant target effect and intersensory facilitation from visual-tactile interactions in simple reaction time. Exp Brain Res, 2002 143(4): p. 480-7.
Hairston, W.D., et al., Visual localization ability influences cross-modal bias. J Cogn Neurosci, 2003. 15(1): p. 20-9.
Odgaard, E.C., Y. Arieh, and L.E. Marks, Cross-modal enhancement of perceived brightness: sensory interaction versus response bias. Percept Psychophys, 2003. 65(1): p. 123-32.
Lovelace, C.T., B.E. Stein, and M.T. Wallace, An irrelevant light enhances auditory detection in humans: a psychophysical analysis of multisensory integration in stimulus detection. Cognitive Brain Research, 2003. 17: p. 447-453.
Colonius, H. and A. Diederich, Multisensory interaction in saccadic reaction time: a time-window-of-integration model. J Cogn Neurosci, 2004. 16(6): p. 1000-9.
Diederich, A. and H. Colonius, Bimodal and trimodal multisensory enhancement: effects of stimulus onset and intensity on reaction time. Percept Psychophys, 2004. 66(8): p. 1388-404.
