期刊
NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
卷 675, 期 -, 页码 7-11出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.03.029
关键词
Coactivation; Reaction time; Redundant signal effect; Response initiation; Signal processing
资金
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) [RGPIN:418361-2012]
- Ontario Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science [ER14-10-133]
During reaction time (RT) tasks, participants respond faster to multiple stimuli from different modalities as compared to a single stimulus, a phenomenon known as the redundant signal effect (RSE). Explanations for this effect typically include coactivation arising from the multiple stimuli, which results in enhanced processing of one or more response production stages. The current study compared empirical RT data with the predictions of a model in which initiation-related activation arising from each stimulus is additive. Participants performed a simple wrist extension RT task following either a visual go-signal, an auditory go-signal, or both stimuli with the auditory stimulus delayed between 0 and 125 ms relative to the visual stimulus. Results showed statistical equivalence between the predictions of an additive initiation model and the observed RT data, providing novel evidence that the RSE can be explained via a coactivation of initiation-related processes. It is speculated that activation summation occurs at the thalamus, leading to the observed facilitation of response initiation.
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