All articles tagged with #multisensory perception
A Shanghai Jiao Tong University study shows that closing the eyes actually impairs detecting sounds in noisy settings, while watching a related video improves auditory detection by about 3 dB. EEG data suggest eye closure triggers inward focus and overfiltering of sounds, whereas visual input helps anchor the auditory system to the external world, with implications for hearing aids and real-life listening.
Babies as young as four months old demonstrate signs of self-awareness, according to a study from the University of Birmingham. Researchers found that infants show enhanced brain activity when a touch is preceded by an object moving towards them, indicating an understanding of their bodies' interaction with space. The study also revealed that older babies displayed surprise responses when a touch was unexpected based on the visual direction of the object. The findings suggest that infants develop a more sophisticated awareness of their bodies in space as they progress through their first year of life. The researchers aim to further investigate these multisensory abilities in newborns and explore the origins of human consciousness.