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MELD Conference Abstracts

MELD publications will be added as the consortium’s projects progress. Data gathered by the consortium in pursuit of their mission will be made publicly available as the science progresses. Please stay tuned to this website where we will have a link to the annotated data, which will collectively be referenced as the MIND MELD dataset.

2026 Conference Abstracts

  • International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF)
    • Machado, A., Cristaldi, A., Chang, C., & Wallace, M. (2026, June 24–27). Developmental differences in low-level audiovisual feature learning [Conference presentation]. 24th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2026), Genoa, Italy
    • Quackenbush, W., Watson, M., Cascio, C., & Wallace, M. (2026, June 24–27). When movement competes with sensing: body rocking reduces multisensory facilitation [Conference presentation]. 24th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2026), Genoa, Italy
    • Srinivasan, H. (2026, June 24–27). Virtual bubbles, real insights: a novel approach to measuring peripersonal space [Conference presentation]. 24th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2026), Genoa, Italy
    • Stoyanova, K., Tiesman, A., Bertisch, H., Ramachandran, R., & Wallace, M. (2026, June 24–27). Modality-specific serial dependence effects for judgments on auditory and visual motion direction [Conference presentation]. 24th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2026), Genoa, Italy
    • Tiesman, A., Bertisch, H., Stoyanova, K., Ramachandran, R., & Wallace, M. (2026, June 24–27). Stimulus-driven representations of auditory, visual, and audiovisual motion [Conference presentation]. 24th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2026), Genoa, Italy
    • Sturlese, M., Vitali, H., & Gori, M. (2026, June 24–27). The assessment of multisensory profile in children with ADHD [Conference presentation]. 24th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2026), Genoa, Italy

    Sound and gaze in three dimensions - speaker based spatialized audio and eye movements in the real world Watson Marcus R. (1), Villar OrtegaEduardo(2,3)

    Introduction to Python and AI -based image analysis Vannucci Fabio(1), Senacheribbe Andrea (1)

    Can haptic cues help the localization of a 3D moving audio target in virtual reality? Caroglio Emanuele (1), VannucciFabio (1), ZanchiSilvia (1), GoriMonica (1)

    Exploring cross-modal effects: the interplay between auditory spatial training and visuospatial skills Vitali Helene (1), SettiWalter (1), ZanchiSilvia (1), GoriMonica (1)

    Talk: A unified neurocomputational framework for sense of agency and closed-loop motor control

    Impact of congenital visual impairment on reach -to-grasp performance: an EEG study Campus Claudio (1), Petri Stefania (1) (2), Vitali Helene (1), Riberto Martina (1), Tinelli Francesca (3), Signorini Sabrina (4), GoriMonica (1)

     Investigating the influence of visual experience on the central tendency bias in horizontal and vertical acoustic localization EspositoDavide (1), TonelliAlessia (1) (2), CalafatelloGloria (1) (3), GoriMonica (1)

    The role of visual experience in shaping serial dependence in auditory space Tonelli Alessia (1) (2), EspositoDavide (1), CalafatelloGloria (1), GoriMonica (1)

    Can haptic cues help the localization of a 3D moving audio target in virtual reality? Caroglio Emanuele (1), VannucciFabio (1), ZanchiSilvia (1), GoriMonica (1)

    Exploring cross-modal effects: the interplay between auditory spatial training and visuospatial skills Vitali Helene (1), SettiWalter (1), ZanchiSilvia (1), GoriMonica (1)

    Modulation of non -nutritive sucking and looking time in response to auditory, visual, and multisensory stimulus saliency Di Gaudio Margherita (1), ZanchiSilvia (1), VitaliHelene (1), BurrDavid (1), GoriMonica (1)

    The study of multisensory social interaction in children Riberto Martina (1), PetriStefania (1), NocetiValeria (1), CampusClaudio (1), Gori Monica (1) (2)

    Neural processing of vertical and horizontal auditory cues in sighted and visually impaired preschoolers Zanchi Silvia (1), Vitali Helene (1), Calafatello Gloria (1), Tonelli Alessia (1), Campus Claudio (1), Gori Monica (1) (

    Modulation of sensorimotor integration in temporal order judgments Bartolini Tommaso (1) (2), RibertoMartina (1), VannucciFabio (1), CampusClaudio (1), Gori Monica (1) (3)

  • Alpine Brain Imaging Meeting (ABIM)
    • Villar Ortega, E., Murray, M.M. (2026, January 11-15). REMSIT (Reproducible Eye-tracking Toolkit for Multi-sensory Integration Research) [Conference presentation]. Alpine Brain Imaging Meeting, Champéry, Switzerland
    • Retsa, C., Loutzis, N., Murray, M.M. (2026, January 11-15). Temporal Hierarchy in Auditory Object Discrimination in Full-term and Preterm Born Children [Conference presentation]. Alpine Brain Imaging Meeting, Champéry, Switzerland

2025 Conference Abstracts

  • Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
    • Vitali, H., Sturlese, M., Piccinni, A., Barbieri, A., Campus, C., Berthod, M., Nobili, L., Murray, M., Gori, M. (2025, November 15-19). Behavioral Multisensory Integration Benefits in Children with ADHD [Conference presentation]. Society of Neuroscience (SfN 2025), San Diego, California, USA
    • Tiesman, A.J., Stoyanova, K., Bertishch, H., Ramachandran, R. Wallace, M.T. (2025, November 15-19). Cue-dependent audiovisual motion judgments are statistically optimal but visually biased [Conference presentation]. Society of Neuroscience (SfN 2025), San Diego, California, USA
    • Marshall, H., Wallace, M.T. (2025, November 15-19). Faster Together: How Timing and Meaning Shape Audiovisual Integration [Conference presentation]. Society of Neuroscience (SfN 2025), San Diego, California, USA
    • Machado, A., LeQuire, A., Cristaldi, A., Chang, C., Wallace, M.T. (2025, November 15-19). Generalization of Learning Arbitrary Audiovisual Associations via Low-Level Features [Conference presentation]. Society of Neuroscience (SfN 2025), San Diego, California, USA
  • International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF)
    • Hu, Y., Zhao, S. C., Lee, J., Machado, A., Wallace, M., & Tovar, D. (2025, July 15–18). Mirroring the multisensory brain: Fine-tuning multimodal AI with human embeddings [Conference presentation]. 23rd International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2025), Durham, United Kingdom
    • Tiesman, A.J., Stoyanova, K., Ramachandran, R., & Wallace, M.T. (2025, July 15–18). Increase in visual reliability enhances judgments of audiovisual motion [Conference presentation]. 23rd International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2025), Durham, United Kingdom
    • Wallace, M. (2025, July 15–18). From Single Neurons to Immersive Environments: A Multisensory Scientist’s Journey [Conference presentation]. 23rd International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2025), Durham, United Kingdom
    • Quackenbush, W. J., Cascio, C. J., & Wallace, M. T. (2025, July 15-18). Active Multisensing Framework for Motor Stereotypies in Autism and Neurotypical Development [Poster presentation]. 23rd International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2025), Durham, United Kingdom
    • Srinivasan, H., Cascio, C. J., & Wallace, M. T. (2025, July 15-18). Virtual Bubbles, Real Insights: A Novel Approach to Mapping Peripersonal Space in Autism and Development. [Poster presentation]. 23rd International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2025), Durham, United Kingdom
    • Stoyanova, K., Tiesman, A.J., Ramachandran, R., & Wallace, M.T. (2025, July 15–18). Does prior trial information influence the perception of audiovisual motion? [Conference presentation]. 23rd International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2025), Durham, United Kingdom
    • Watson, M. R., Mansouri, S., Rosencrantz, S., King, M., Goyal, S., Stein, G., Tovar, D., Wallace, M. Validating the spatial fidelity of three-dimensional auditory simulation in a virtual audiovisual cave environment [Conference presentation]. 23rd International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2025), Durham, United Kingdom
    • Dynamic interaction between active and passive movement and temporal perception in childhood. Vitali H., Amadeo B., Sturlese M., Riberto M., Bertolasi J., Vitale A., Lewkowicz D.J., Murray M.M, Wallace M.T., Gori M. IMRF 2025, Talk.
    • Building Multisensory Experience: The Role of Sensory Interaction in Development and Accessible Technology. Gori M. IMRF 2025, Keynote talk.
    • Sensory timing discrimination during interceptive movements. Bartolini T., Riberto M., Vitali H., Vannucci F., Campus C., Gori M. International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF) 2025, poster.
    • The influence of speed on sensory timing discrimination during active and passive movements. Sturlese M., Vitali H., Riberto M., Vannucci F., Campus C., Gori M. International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF) 2025, poster.
  • IEEE International Workshop on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA)
    • Multidevice system for investigating the role of motion speed during an audio-tactile TOJ task. Vannucci F., Sturlese M., Vitali H., Bartolini T., Riberto M., Memeo M., Campus C., Tovar D.A., Lewkowicz D.J., Murray M., Wallace M., Gori M. IEEE International Workshop on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA) 2025, poster/article in press.
    • TaK: a Tactile Knob to Investigate Orientation Perception.  Vitale A., Bertolasi J., Orciari L., Lorini C., Parmiggiani A., Murray M. M., Wallace M., Gori M. IEEE International Workshop on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA) 2025, poster/article in press.
  • The Adaptive Brain: Development, Learning, and Learning Disorders (AdaBD)
    • Murray, MM (May 25-28, 2025) Low-level multisensory processes: from the impact of early life experience to the prediction of higher-order cognition (invited talk) The Adaptive Brain: Development, Learning, and Learning Disorders. Ascona, Switzerland.
    • Wallace, M.T. (May 25-28, 2025) From the Lab to Immersive Environments: Studies of Multisensory Processes in Increasingly Naturalistic Settings (invited talk). The Adaptive Brain: Development, Learning, and Learning Disorders. Ascona, Switzerland
  • Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS)
    • Wallace, M.T., Murray, M.M., Lewkowicz, D.J., Tovar, D.A., Watson, M. R. Platforms, Paradigms, and Pipelines for Characterizing Multisensory Development in Children. Presented at: Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) 32nd Annual Meeting, April 13-16, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts.

2024 Conference Abstracts