How we hear with our visual system

von Kriegstein, Katharina

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How we hear with our visual system

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von Kriegstein, Katharina
Max Planck Research Group Neural Mechanisms of Human Communication, MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Max Planck Society;
Humboldt University Institute of Psychology → Department of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience;

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von Kriegstein, K. (2016). How we hear with our visual system. Talk presented at Experimental Psychology Society Meeting. University College London, United Kingdom. 2016-01-06 - 2016-01-08.

Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-002B-7941-9

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When we listen to someone in a noisy environment, such as in a noisy restaurant, it helps to look at the person’s lips to better understand what the person is saying. This behavioural benefit is thought to be based on the interaction of auditory and visual processing mechanisms in the human brain. Surprisingly, interaction of audio-visual processing mechanisms also occurs when there is no visual signal, for example when listening to someone on the phone. In this talk I will present evidence from behavioural and neuroimaging experiments that show that this active involvement of visual cortices during auditory-only perception improves understanding what is said and recognising who is talking.