Theoretical and empirical relationship of critical flicker fusion frequency to auditory stimulation
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Abstract
The aims of the present study are:
(1) To develop a theory of sensory interaction
which could generate a testable hypothesis
concerning the relationship between the
magnitude of a given sensory response and
an intensity range of accessory stimulation.
(2) To test experimentally an hypothesis derived from this theory.
On the basis of the experimental literature it seems
safe to assume that sensory stimulation applied to one
modality can influence the response obtained in a second
modality concurrently stimulated. Such heteromodal effects
have been reported under a wide variety of experimental
conditions, and indicate that both the facilitation and
inhibition of a given sensory response are integral aspects
of the inter-sensory process. In terms of these findings it
seems a reasonable assumption that both the magnitude and
direction of intersensory effects are closely related to the
intensity level of accessory stimulation.[Truncated]
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