Multisensory Processing

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  • Schneider TR, Engel AK, Debener S (2008) Multisensory identification of natural objects in a two-way crossmodal priming paradigm. Experimental Psychology 55: 121-132. doi: 10.1027/1618-3169.55.2.121
  • Schneider T, Debener S, Engel AK (2008) Enhanced EEG gamma-band activity reflects multisensory semantic matching in visual-to-auditory object priming. Neuroimage 42: 1244-1254. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2008.05.033
  • Senkowski D, Schneider TR, Foxe JJ, Engel AK (2008) Crossmodal binding through neural coherence: implications for multisensory processing. Trends in Neurosciences 31: 401-409. doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2008.05.002
  • Senkowski D, Schneider TR, Tandler F, Engel AK (2009) Gamma-band activity reflects multisensory matching in working memory. Experimental Brain Research 198: 363-372. doi: 10.1007/s00221-009-1835-0
  • Schneider TR, Lorenz S, Senkowski D, Engel AK (2011) Gamma-band activity as a signature for cross-modal priming of auditory object recognition by active haptic exploration. Journal of Neuroscience 31: 2502-2510. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.6447-09.2011
  • Hipp JF, Engel AK, Siegel M (2011) Oscillatory synchronization in large-scale cortical networks predicts perception. Neuron 69: 387-396. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2010.12.027
  • Höfle M, Hauck M, Engel AK, Senkowski D (2012) Viewing a needle pricking a hand that you perceive as yours enhances unpleasantness of pain. Pain 153: 1074-1081. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2012.02.010
  • Pomper U, Höfle M, Hauck M, Kathmann N, Engel AK, Senkowski D (2012) Crossmodal bias of visual input on pain perception and pain-induced beta activity. Neuroimage 66C: 469-478. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.10.040
  • Schepers IM, Hipp JF, Schneider TR, Röder B, Engel AK (2012) Functionally specific oscillatory activity correlates between visual and auditory cortex in the blind. Brain 135: 922-934. doi: 10.1093/brain/aws014
  • Krause H, Schneider TR, Engel AK, Senkowski D (2012) Capture of visual attention interferes with multisensory speech processing. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience 6: 67. doi: 10.3389/fnint.2012.00067
  • Höfle M, Pomper U, Hauck M, Engel AK, Senkowski D (2013) Spectral signatures of viewing a needle approaching one' own body when anticipating pain. European Journal of Neuroscience 7: 3089-3098. doi: 10.1111/ejn.12304
  • Schepers IM, Schneider TR, Hipp JF, Engel AK, Senkowski D (2013) Noise alters beta-band activity in superior temporal cortex during audiovisual speech processing. Neuroimage 70: 101-112. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.11.066
  • Hawellek DJ, Schepers IM, Roeder B, Engel AK, Siegel M, Hipp JF (2013) Altered intrinsic neuronal interactions in the visual cortex of the blind. Journal of Neuroscience 33: 17072-17080. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1625-13.2013
  • Göschl F, Engel AK, Friese U (2014) Attention modulates visual-tactile interaction in spatial pattern matching. PLoS One 9: e106896. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106896
  • Senkowski D, Höfle M, Engel AK (2014) Crossmodal shaping of pain: a multisensory approach to nociception. Trends in Cognitive Sciences 18: 319-327. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2014.03.005
  • Heed T, Buchholz VN, Engel AK, Röder B (2015) Tactile remapping: from coordinate transformation to integration in sensorimotor processing. Trends in Cognitive Sciences 19: 251-258. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2015.03.001
  • Hollensteiner KJ*, Pieper F*, Engler G, König P, Engel AK (2015) Crossmodal integration improves sensory detection thresholds in the ferret. PLoS One 10: e0124952. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124952
  • Göschl F, Friese U, Daume J, König P, Engel AK (2015) Oscillatory signatures of crossmodal congruence effects: an EEG investigation employing a visual-tactile pattern matching paradigm. Neuroimage 116: 177-186. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.03.067
  • Schubert JTW, Buchholz VN, Föcker J, Engel AK, Röder B, Heed T (2015) Oscillatory activity reflects differential use of spatial reference frames by sighted and blind individuals in tactile attention. Neuroimage 117: 417-428. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.05.068
  • Misselhorn J, Daume J, Engel AK*, Friese U* (2016) A matter of attention: crossmodal congruence enhances and impairs performance in a novel trimodal matching paradigm. Neuropsychologia 88: 113-122. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2015.07.022
  • Friese U*, Daume J*, Göschl F, König P, Wang P, Engel AK (2016) Oscillatory brain activity during multisensory attention reflects activation, disinhibition, and cognitive control. Scientific Reports 6: 32775. doi: 10.1038/srep32775
  • Daume J, Graetz S, Gruber T, Engel AK, Friese U (2017) Cognitive control during audiovisual working memory engages frontotemporal theta-band interactions. Scientific Reports 7: 12585. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-12511-3
  • Gudi-Mindermann H, Rimmele JM, Nolte G, Bruns P, Engel AK, Röder B (2018) Working memory training in congenitally blind individuals results in an integration of occipital cortex of in functional networks. Behavioral Brain Research 348: 31-41. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2018.04.002
  • Galindo-Leon EE, Stitt I, Pieper F, Stieglitz T, Engler G, Engel AK (2019) Context-specific modulation of intrinsic coupling modes shapes multisensory processing. Science Advances 5: eaar7633. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aar7633
  • Rimmele JM, Gudi-Mindermann H, Nolte G, Röder B, Engel AK (2019) Working memory training integrates visual cortex into beta-band networks in congenitally blind individuals. Neuroimage 194: 259-271. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.03.003
  • Misselhorn J, Friese U, Engel AK (2019) Frontal and parietal alpha oscillations reflect attentional modulation of cross-modal matching. Scientific Reports 9: 5030. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-41636-w
  • Wang P*, Göschl F*, Friese U, König P, Engel AK (2019) Long-range functional coupling predicts performance: oscillatory EEG networks in multisensory processing. Neuroimage 196: 114-125. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.04.001
  • Schubert JTW, Buchholz VN, Föcker J, Engel AK, Röder B, Heed T (2019) Alpha-band oscillatory activity reflects external spatial coding for tactile stimulus processing in sighted, but not in congenitally blind humans. Scientific Reports 9: 9215. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-45634-w
  • Misselhorn J, Schwab BC, Schneider TR, Engel AK (2019) Synchronization of sensory gamma oscillations promotes multisensory communication. eNeuro 6: ENEURO.0101-19.2019. doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0101-19.2019
  • Higgen FL, Heine C, Krawinkel L, Göschl F, Engel AK, Hummel FC, Xue G, Gerloff C (2020) Crossmodal congruency enhances performance in healthy older adults in visual-tactile pattern matching. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 12: 74. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2020.00074
  • Daume J, Wang P, Maye A, Zhang D, Engel AK (2021) Non-rhythmic temporal prediction involves phase resets of low-frequency delta oscillations. Neuroimage 224: 117376. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117376
  • Senkowski D, Engel AK (2024) Multi-timescale neural dynamics for multisensory integration. Nature Reviews Neuroscience: in press. 
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