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Study of senses and nervous system

Multisensory integration, also known as multimodal integration, is the study of how information from the different sensory modalities may be integrated by the nervous system. A coherent representation of objects combining modalities enables animals to have meaningful perceptual experiences. Indeed, multisensory integration is central to adaptive behavior because it allows animals to perceive a world of coherent perceptual entities. Multisensory integration also deals with how different sensory modalities interact with one another and alter each other's processing. Wikipedia →

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  4. Read the landmark paper: Unraveling multisensory integration: patchy organization within human STS multisensory cortexCited 481 times
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