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Bayesian Calibration of Simultaneity in Audiovisual Temporal Order Judgments

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  • Shinya Yamamoto
  • Makoto Miyazaki
  • Takayuki Iwano
  • Shigeru Kitazawa

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After repeated exposures to two successive audiovisual stimuli presented in one frequent order, participants eventually perceive a pair separated by some lag time in the same order as occurring simultaneously (lag adaptation). In contrast, we previously found that perceptual changes occurred in the opposite direction in response to tactile stimuli, conforming to Bayesian integration theory (Bayesian calibration). We further showed, in theory, that the effect of Bayesian calibration cannot be observed when the lag adaptation was fully operational. This led to the hypothesis that Bayesian calibration affects judgments regarding the order of audiovisual stimuli, but that this effect is concealed behind the lag adaptation mechanism. In the present study, we showed that lag adaptation is pitch-insensitive using two sounds at 1046 and 1480 Hz. This enabled us to cancel lag adaptation by associating one pitch with sound-first stimuli and the other with light-first stimuli. When we presented each type of stimulus (high- or low-tone) in a different block, the point of simultaneity shifted to “sound-first” for the pitch associated with sound-first stimuli, and to “light-first” for the pitch associated with light-first stimuli. These results are consistent with lag adaptation. In contrast, when we delivered each type of stimulus in a randomized order, the point of simultaneity shifted to “light-first” for the pitch associated with sound-first stimuli, and to “sound-first” for the pitch associated with light-first stimuli. The results clearly show that Bayesian calibration is pitch-specific and is at work behind pitch-insensitive lag adaptation during temporal order judgment of audiovisual stimuli.

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  • Shinya Yamamoto & Makoto Miyazaki & Takayuki Iwano & Shigeru Kitazawa, 2012. "Bayesian Calibration of Simultaneity in Audiovisual Temporal Order Judgments," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(7), pages 1-9, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0040379
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040379
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    1. Jean-Rémy Martin & Anne Kösem & Virginie van Wassenhove, 2015. "Hysteresis in Audiovisual Synchrony Perception," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(3), pages 1-13, March.
    2. Darren Rhodes & Massimiliano Di Luca, 2016. "Temporal Regularity of the Environment Drives Time Perception," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(7), pages 1-18, July.

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