Cortical tracking of hierarchical rhythms orchestrates the multisensory processing of biological motion
Li Shen,
No information about this author
Shuo Li,
No information about this author
Yuhao Tian
No information about this author
et al.
Published: Jan. 24, 2025
When
observing
others’
behaviors,
we
continuously
integrate
their
movements
with
the
corresponding
sounds
to
enhance
perception
and
develop
adaptive
responses.
However,
how
human
brain
integrates
these
complex
audiovisual
cues
based
on
natural
temporal
correspondence
remains
unclear.
Using
electroencephalogram
(EEG),
demonstrated
that
rhythmic
cortical
activity
tracked
hierarchical
structures
in
audiovisually
congruent
walking
footstep
sounds.
Remarkably,
tracking
effects
exhibit
distinct
multisensory
integration
modes
at
two
scales:
an
additive
mode
a
lower-order,
narrower
window
(step-cycle)
super-additive
enhancement
higher-order,
broader
(gait-cycle).
Furthermore,
while
neural
responses
lower-order
timescale
reflect
domain-general
process,
higher-order
is
exclusively
engaged
of
biological
motion
cues.
In
addition,
only
this
domain-specific
effect
correlates
individuals’
autistic
traits,
highlighting
its
potential
as
marker
for
autism
spectrum
disorder.
These
findings
unveil
multifaceted
mechanism
whereby
supports
motion,
shedding
light
coding
orchestrates
processing
complex,
stimuli
across
multiple
timescales.
Language: Английский
Cortical tracking of hierarchical rhythms orchestrates the multisensory processing of biological motion
Li Shen,
No information about this author
Shuo Li,
No information about this author
Yuhao Tian
No information about this author
et al.
Published: Jan. 21, 2025
When
observing
others’
behaviors,
we
continuously
integrate
their
movements
with
the
corresponding
sounds
to
enhance
perception
and
develop
adaptive
responses.
However,
how
human
brain
integrates
these
complex
audiovisual
cues
based
on
natural
temporal
correspondence
remains
unclear.
Using
electroencephalogram
(EEG),
demonstrated
that
rhythmic
cortical
activity
tracked
hierarchical
structures
in
audiovisually
congruent
walking
footstep
sounds.
Remarkably,
tracking
effects
exhibit
distinct
multisensory
integration
modes
at
two
scales:
an
additive
mode
a
lower-order,
narrower
window
(step-cycle)
super-additive
enhancement
higher-order,
broader
(gait-cycle).
Furthermore,
while
neural
responses
lower-order
timescale
reflect
domain-general
process,
higher-order
is
exclusively
engaged
of
biological
motion
cues.
In
addition,
only
this
domain-specific
effect
correlates
individuals’
autistic
traits,
highlighting
its
potential
as
marker
for
autism
spectrum
disorder.
These
findings
unveil
multifaceted
mechanism
whereby
supports
motion,
shedding
light
coding
orchestrates
processing
complex,
stimuli
across
multiple
timescales.
Language: Английский
Cortical tracking of hierarchical rhythms orchestrates the multisensory processing of biological motion
Li Shen,
No information about this author
Shuo Li,
No information about this author
Yuhao Tian
No information about this author
et al.
eLife,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: Feb. 5, 2025
When
observing
others’
behaviors,
we
continuously
integrate
their
movements
with
the
corresponding
sounds
to
enhance
perception
and
develop
adaptive
responses.
However,
how
human
brain
integrates
these
complex
audiovisual
cues
based
on
natural
temporal
correspondence
remains
unclear.
Using
electroencephalogram
(EEG),
demonstrated
that
rhythmic
cortical
activity
tracked
hierarchical
structures
in
audiovisually
congruent
walking
footstep
sounds.
Remarkably,
tracking
effects
exhibit
distinct
multisensory
integration
modes
at
two
scales:
an
additive
mode
a
lower-order,
narrower
window
(step
cycle)
super-additive
enhancement
higher-order,
broader
(gait
cycle).
Furthermore,
while
neural
responses
lower-order
timescale
reflect
domain-general
process,
higher-order
is
exclusively
engaged
of
biological
motion
cues.
In
addition,
only
this
domain-specific
effect
correlates
individuals’
autistic
traits,
highlighting
its
potential
as
marker
for
autism
spectrum
disorder.
These
findings
unveil
multifaceted
mechanism
whereby
supports
motion,
shedding
light
coding
orchestrates
processing
complex,
stimuli
across
multiple
timescales.
Language: Английский
Global coordination of brain activity by the breathing cycle
Nature reviews. Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 9, 2025
Language: Английский
Hierarchical cortical entrainment orchestrates the multisensory processing of biological motion
Li Shen,
No information about this author
Shuo Li,
No information about this author
Yuhao Tian
No information about this author
et al.
eLife,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 16, 2024
When
observing
others’
behaviors,
we
continuously
integrate
their
movements
with
the
corresponding
sounds
to
enhance
perception
and
develop
adaptive
responses.
However,
how
human
brain
integrates
these
complex
audiovisual
cues
based
on
natural
temporal
correspondence
remains
unclear.
Using
electroencephalogram
(EEG),
demonstrated
that
rhythmic
cortical
activity
tracked
hierarchical
structures
in
audiovisually
congruent
walking
footstep
sounds.
Remarkably,
tracking
effects
exhibit
distinct
multisensory
integration
modes
at
two
scales:
an
additive
mode
a
lower-order,
narrower
window
(step-cycle)
super-additive
enhancement
higher-order,
broader
(gait-cycle).
Furthermore,
while
neural
responses
lower-order
timescale
reflect
domain-general
process,
higher-order
is
exclusively
engaged
of
biological
motion
cues.
In
addition,
only
this
domain-specific
effect
correlates
individuals’
autistic
traits,
highlighting
its
potential
as
marker
for
autism
spectrum
disorder.
These
findings
unveil
multifaceted
mechanism
whereby
supports
motion,
shedding
light
coding
orchestrates
processing
complex,
stimuli
across
multiple
timescales.
Language: Английский
Visual speech enhances auditory onset timing and envelope tracking through distinct mechanisms
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 24, 2024
Seeing
the
face
of
a
speaker
facilitates
speech
recognition
in
challenging
listening
environments.
Prior
work
has
shown
that
visual
contains
timing
information
to
aid
auditory
processing,
yet
how
these
signals
are
integrated
within
system
during
audiovisual
perception
remains
poorly
understood.
Observation
preparatory
mouth
movements
may
initiate
phase
reset
intrinsic
oscillations,
potentially
sensitizing
for
receptive
while
observation
post
onset
facilitate
entrainment
envelope.
Yet,
little
been
done
test
whether
enhances
encoding
onset,
envelope
tracking,
or
both,
and
through
independent
overlapping
mechanisms.
To
investigate
this,
we
examined
ways
which
alters
theta
band
power
using
human
intracranial
electroencephalography
(iEEG)
recordings
large
group
patients
with
epilepsy
(n
=
21).
elicited
(increased
inter-trial
coherence;
ITPC)
throughout
superior
temporal
gyrus
(STG),
is
thought
enhance
encoding.
Following
modulated
ITPC
only
at
anterior
STG
electrodes
was
posterior
electrodes.
Pre-
post-speech
were
spatially
temporally
dissociated,
consistent
hypothesis
tracking
mechanisms
partially
distinct.
Crucially,
congruent
incongruent
speech,
designed
here
have
identical
about
time,
but
different
evolution,
produced
small
difference
oscillations
STG,
highlighting
more
restricted
role
ongoing
entrainment.
These
results
support
improves
precision
two
separate
mechanisms,
encoded
entire
STG.
Language: Английский
Cortical tracking of hierarchical rhythms orchestrates the multisensory processing of biological motion
Li Shen,
No information about this author
Shuo Li,
No information about this author
Yuhao Tian
No information about this author
et al.
Published: Dec. 27, 2024
When
observing
others’
behaviors,
we
continuously
integrate
their
movements
with
the
corresponding
sounds
to
enhance
perception
and
develop
adaptive
responses.
However,
how
human
brain
integrates
these
complex
audiovisual
cues
based
on
natural
temporal
correspondence
remains
unknown.
Using
electroencephalogram,
demonstrated
that
rhythmic
cortical
activity
tracked
hierarchical
structures
in
audiovisually
congruent
walking
footstep
sounds.
Remarkably,
tracking
effects
at
different
time
scales
exhibit
distinct
modes
of
multisensory
integration:
an
additive
mode
a
basic-level,
narrower
integration
window
(step-cycle)
super-additive
enhancement
higher-order,
broader
(gait-cycle).
Moreover,
only
higher-order
is
specialized
for
motion
signals
correlates
individuals’
autistic
traits,
suggesting
its
functional
relevance
biological
social
cognition.
These
findings
unveil
multifaceted
roles
entrained
motion,
shedding
light
neural
coding
orchestrates
processing
complex,
stimuli
contexts.
Language: Английский