An ideal observer model where task-irrelevant sounds compress rat visual perceptual space according to their average intensity accounts for rat perceptual choices.

<p><b><i>A</i></b>. Group average proportion of “High TF” choices (<i>n</i>=10 rats) as a function of the TF of the visual gratings, when the latter were paired with: 1) fixed amplitude sounds (green); 2) AM sounds with increasingly larger TFs (progressively...

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Main Author: Mattia Zanzi (22522006) (author)
Other Authors: Francesco G. Rinaldi (22522009) (author), Silene Fornasaro (22522012) (author), Eugenio Piasini (8168934) (author), Davide Zoccolan (443652) (author)
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auditory inputs induce
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visual cortical processing
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auditory inputs
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visual interactions
temporal modulation
rat classification
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signals carried
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description <p><b><i>A</i></b>. Group average proportion of “High TF” choices (<i>n</i>=10 rats) as a function of the TF of the visual gratings, when the latter were paired with: 1) fixed amplitude sounds (green); 2) AM sounds with increasingly larger TFs (progressively darker shades of gray, matching those in the stimulus matrix shown in <a href="http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013608#pcbi.1013608.g001" target="_blank">Fig 1C</a>); and 3) no sounds (purple). The error bars denote s.e.m. over the group of 10 rats. The curves are group-level predictions of the proportions of “High TF” choices according to the Bayesian ideal observer model defined in <a href="http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013608#pcbi.1013608.e005" target="_blank">Eq (1)</a>, with a single value of the sensitivity parameter <i>σ</i> and 5 different values of the scaling factor <i>γ</i>, one for each level of sound intensity (more precisely, each curve is the mean of the distribution of psychometric curves induced by the posterior distribution of the <i>σ</i> and <i>γ</i> parameters obtained for a given sound intensity level). For this model and the data as presented in the plot, (posterior mean ± st. dev.). The inset shows the difference between the expected log predictive density (ELPD) of the reference model with 1 <i>σ</i> and 5 <i>γ</i> values (i.e., the one yielding the psychometric curves) and variants of the model having a given number of free <i>σ</i> and <i>γ</i> parameters (as indicated on the ordinate axis). In all comparisons, the reference model was the one with lowest ΔELPD, i.e., with the highest predictive power. <b><i>B</i></b>. Relationship between the magnitude of the scaling factor <i>γ</i> in the ideal observer model and the intensity of the sounds that were paired with the visual gratings. Triangle, square and cross symbols refer to individual rats, while circles are group averages. Sound conditions are labeled according to the same color code as in <b><i>A</i></b> and <a href="http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013608#pcbi.1013608.g001" target="_blank">Fig 1C</a>. Vertical error bars denote the std. dev. of the posterior distribution of the group-level <i>γ</i> parameters (see Methods). The horizontal error bars denote s.e.m. over the group of 10 rats.</p>
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spelling An ideal observer model where task-irrelevant sounds compress rat visual perceptual space according to their average intensity accounts for rat perceptual choices.Mattia Zanzi (22522006)Francesco G. Rinaldi (22522009)Silene Fornasaro (22522012)Eugenio Piasini (8168934)Davide Zoccolan (443652)NeuroscienceSociologyScience PolicyMental HealthBiological Sciences not elsewhere classifiedvisually evoked responsesmultiple sensory modalitieslevel multisensory integrationunimodal inputs shapevisual perceptual spacerat perceptual choicesless clear whetherbrain combines informationvisual temporal frequencyneural coding schemeauditory inputs induceirrelevant auditory stimulirodent visual perceptionvisual cortical processingvisual informationauditory inputsvisual stimulivisual interactionstemporal modulationrat classificationprovides clearcortical hierarchiesmultimodal stimuliauditory signalsxlink ">visual tfsystematically alteredstudies disagreesignals carriedprevent highorientation tuningmodel capturedmechanistic hypothesesmechanisms underlyingkey mediatorimportant rolefuture workfull spectrumdirect connectionsdifferent modalityconsistent representation<p><b><i>A</i></b>. Group average proportion of “High TF” choices (<i>n</i>=10 rats) as a function of the TF of the visual gratings, when the latter were paired with: 1) fixed amplitude sounds (green); 2) AM sounds with increasingly larger TFs (progressively darker shades of gray, matching those in the stimulus matrix shown in <a href="http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013608#pcbi.1013608.g001" target="_blank">Fig 1C</a>); and 3) no sounds (purple). The error bars denote s.e.m. over the group of 10 rats. The curves are group-level predictions of the proportions of “High TF” choices according to the Bayesian ideal observer model defined in <a href="http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013608#pcbi.1013608.e005" target="_blank">Eq (1)</a>, with a single value of the sensitivity parameter <i>σ</i> and 5 different values of the scaling factor <i>γ</i>, one for each level of sound intensity (more precisely, each curve is the mean of the distribution of psychometric curves induced by the posterior distribution of the <i>σ</i> and <i>γ</i> parameters obtained for a given sound intensity level). For this model and the data as presented in the plot, (posterior mean ± st. dev.). The inset shows the difference between the expected log predictive density (ELPD) of the reference model with 1 <i>σ</i> and 5 <i>γ</i> values (i.e., the one yielding the psychometric curves) and variants of the model having a given number of free <i>σ</i> and <i>γ</i> parameters (as indicated on the ordinate axis). In all comparisons, the reference model was the one with lowest ΔELPD, i.e., with the highest predictive power. <b><i>B</i></b>. Relationship between the magnitude of the scaling factor <i>γ</i> in the ideal observer model and the intensity of the sounds that were paired with the visual gratings. Triangle, square and cross symbols refer to individual rats, while circles are group averages. Sound conditions are labeled according to the same color code as in <b><i>A</i></b> and <a href="http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013608#pcbi.1013608.g001" target="_blank">Fig 1C</a>. Vertical error bars denote the std. dev. of the posterior distribution of the group-level <i>γ</i> parameters (see Methods). The horizontal error bars denote s.e.m. over the group of 10 rats.</p>2025-10-29T17:41:18ZImageFigureinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionimage10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013608.g005https://figshare.com/articles/figure/An_ideal_observer_model_where_task-irrelevant_sounds_compress_rat_visual_perceptual_space_according_to_their_average_intensity_accounts_for_rat_perceptual_choices_/30482134CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/304821342025-10-29T17:41:18Z
spellingShingle An ideal observer model where task-irrelevant sounds compress rat visual perceptual space according to their average intensity accounts for rat perceptual choices.
Mattia Zanzi (22522006)
Neuroscience
Sociology
Science Policy
Mental Health
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
visually evoked responses
multiple sensory modalities
level multisensory integration
unimodal inputs shape
visual perceptual space
rat perceptual choices
less clear whether
brain combines information
visual temporal frequency
neural coding scheme
auditory inputs induce
irrelevant auditory stimuli
rodent visual perception
visual cortical processing
visual information
auditory inputs
visual stimuli
visual interactions
temporal modulation
rat classification
provides clear
cortical hierarchies
multimodal stimuli
auditory signals
xlink ">
visual tf
systematically altered
studies disagree
signals carried
prevent high
orientation tuning
model captured
mechanistic hypotheses
mechanisms underlying
key mediator
important role
future work
full spectrum
direct connections
different modality
consistent representation
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title An ideal observer model where task-irrelevant sounds compress rat visual perceptual space according to their average intensity accounts for rat perceptual choices.
title_full An ideal observer model where task-irrelevant sounds compress rat visual perceptual space according to their average intensity accounts for rat perceptual choices.
title_fullStr An ideal observer model where task-irrelevant sounds compress rat visual perceptual space according to their average intensity accounts for rat perceptual choices.
title_full_unstemmed An ideal observer model where task-irrelevant sounds compress rat visual perceptual space according to their average intensity accounts for rat perceptual choices.
title_short An ideal observer model where task-irrelevant sounds compress rat visual perceptual space according to their average intensity accounts for rat perceptual choices.
title_sort An ideal observer model where task-irrelevant sounds compress rat visual perceptual space according to their average intensity accounts for rat perceptual choices.
topic Neuroscience
Sociology
Science Policy
Mental Health
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
visually evoked responses
multiple sensory modalities
level multisensory integration
unimodal inputs shape
visual perceptual space
rat perceptual choices
less clear whether
brain combines information
visual temporal frequency
neural coding scheme
auditory inputs induce
irrelevant auditory stimuli
rodent visual perception
visual cortical processing
visual information
auditory inputs
visual stimuli
visual interactions
temporal modulation
rat classification
provides clear
cortical hierarchies
multimodal stimuli
auditory signals
xlink ">
visual tf
systematically altered
studies disagree
signals carried
prevent high
orientation tuning
model captured
mechanistic hypotheses
mechanisms underlying
key mediator
important role
future work
full spectrum
direct connections
different modality
consistent representation