title: Feel what you say: an auditory effect on somatosensory perception.
abstract: In the present study, we demonstrate an audiotactile effect in which amplitude modulation of auditory feedback during voiced speech induces a throbbing sensation over the lip and laryngeal regions. Control tasks coupled with the examination of speech acoustic parameters allow us to rule out the possibility that the effect may have been due to cognitive factors or motor compensatory effects. We interpret the effect as reflecting the tight interplay between auditory and tactile modalities during vocal production.
authors.affiliation: Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en réadaptation du Montréal métropolitain/Institut Raymond-Dewar, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. francois.champoux@umontreal.ca
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Champoux
authors.forename: Douglas M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Shiller
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Zatorre
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000328:Adult; D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D056228:Feedback, Sensory / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology*; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult