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Normalizing relations between the senses

An established framework that describes how visual neurons combine their inputs, divisive normalization, proves valuable in explaining multisensory processing in the superior colliculus and medial superior temporal area.

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Figure 1: Neural pathways for multisensory integration.

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Churchland, A. Normalizing relations between the senses. Nat Neurosci 14, 672–673 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.2850

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