Venskus, Agnese and Ferri, Francesca and Migliorati, Daniele and Spadone, Sara and Costantini, Marcello and Hughes, Gethin (2021) Temporal binding window and sense of agency are related processes modifiable via occipital tACS. PLoS One, 16 (9). e0256987-e0256987. DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256987
Venskus, Agnese and Ferri, Francesca and Migliorati, Daniele and Spadone, Sara and Costantini, Marcello and Hughes, Gethin (2021) Temporal binding window and sense of agency are related processes modifiable via occipital tACS. PLoS One, 16 (9). e0256987-e0256987. DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256987
Venskus, Agnese and Ferri, Francesca and Migliorati, Daniele and Spadone, Sara and Costantini, Marcello and Hughes, Gethin (2021) Temporal binding window and sense of agency are related processes modifiable via occipital tACS. PLoS One, 16 (9). e0256987-e0256987. DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256987
Abstract
The temporal binding window refers to the time frame within which temporal grouping of sensory information takes place. Sense of agency is the feeling of being in control of one’s actions, and their associated outcomes. While previous research has shown that temporal cues and multisensory integration play a role in sense of agency, no studies have directly assessed whether individual differences in the temporal binding window and sense of agency are associated. In all three experiments, to assess sense of agency, participants pressed a button triggering, after a varying delay, the appearance of the circle, and reported their sense of agency over the effect. To assess the temporal binding window a simultaneity judgment task (Experiment 1) and a double-flash illusion task (Experiment 2 and 3) was also performed. As expected, the temporal binding window correlated with the sense of agency window. In Experiment 3, these processes were modulated by applying occipital tACS at either 14Hz or 8Hz. We found 14Hz tACS stimulation was associated with narrower temporal biding window and sense of agency window. Our results suggest the temporal binding window and the time window of sense of agency are related. They also point towards a possible underlying neural mechanism (alpha peak frequency) for this association.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Humans; Illusions; Intention; Individuality; Auditory Perception; Time Perception; Judgment; Psychomotor Performance; Adult; Female; Male; Young Adult |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Psychology, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 10 Nov 2021 16:58 |
Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 19:20 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/31480 |
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