Multisensory Integration Is Modulated by Hypnotizability. Issue 2 (3rd April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mioli, Alessandro; Diolaiuti, Francesca; Zangrandi, Andrea; Orsini, Paolo; Sebastiani, Laura; Santarcangelo, Enrica L.
• Is Part Of: International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis. Volume 69:Issue 2(2021)
• Page Start: 215
• Page End: 224
• Publication Date: 2021-04-03
• Subjects: Cerebellum -- hypnotic susceptibility -- perception -- simultaneity judgment -- sensory modality -- temporal binding window; Hypnotism -- Therapeutic use -- Periodicals; 615.8512
• DOI: 10.1080/00207144.2021.1877089
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0020-7144

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study investigated multisensory integration in 29 medium-to-high (mid-highs) and 24 low-to-medium (mid-lows) hypnotizable individuals, classified according to the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale, Form A. Participants completed a simultaneity judgment (SJ) task, where an auditory and a visual stimulus were presented in close proximity to their body in a range of 11 stimulus onset asynchronies. Results show that mid-highs were prone to judge audiovisual stimuli as simultaneous over a wider range of time intervals between sensory stimuli, as expressed by a broader temporal binding window, when the visual stimulus precedes the auditory one. No significant difference was observed for response times. Findings indicate a role of hypnotizability in multisensory integration likely due to the highs' cerebellar peculiarities and/or sensory modality preference.