Cognitive Styles Differentiate Crossmodal Correspondences Between Pitch Glide and Visual  Apparent Motion (Advance Article)

We examined the audiovisual correspondences between the visual Ternus movement directions (upward or downward) and the changes of pitches of concurrent glides (ascending frequency or descending frequency). Moreover, we measured the cognitive styles (with the Embedded Figure Test) for each participant. The results showed that congruent correspondence between pitch-ascending (d ecreasing) glides and moving upward (downward) visual directions led to a more dominant percept of ‘element motion’, and such an effect was typically observed in the field-independent group. Importantly, field-independent participants demonstrated a high efficiency for identifying the properties of audiovisual events and applying the crossmodal correspondence in crossmodal interaction. The results suggest cognitive styles could differentiate crossmodal correspondences in crossmodal interaction.

Source: Multisensory research - April 21, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Lu Guo, Ming Bao, Luyang Guan and Lihan Chen Source Type: research