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Multisensory integration: how visual experience shapes spatial perception.

Martin Eimer
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The localisation of auditory and tactile events is strongly affected by visual information, reflecting the dominant role of vision in spatial perception. New research suggests that early visual experience is critical for the establishment of such multisensory links.

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Martin Eimer. 2004-02-03. Multisensory integration: how visual experience shapes spatial perception.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14986645/

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