The impact of movement sonification on haptic perception changes with aging

Abstract Combining multisensory sources is crucial to interact with our environment, especially for older people who are facing sensory declines. Here, we examined the influence of textured sounds on haptic exploration of artificial textures in healthy younger and older adults by combining a tactile...

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Main Authors: C. Landelle, J. Danna, B. Nazarian, M. Amberg, F. Giraud, L. Pruvost, R. Kronland-Martinet, S. Ystad, M. Aramaki, Anne Kavounoudias
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Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84581-3
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spelling doaj-00a835e9bc18484cb9789e5e7bca59e32021-03-11T12:23:20ZengNature Publishing GroupScientific Reports2045-23222021-03-0111111210.1038/s41598-021-84581-3The impact of movement sonification on haptic perception changes with agingC. Landelle0J. Danna1B. Nazarian2M. Amberg3F. Giraud4L. Pruvost5R. Kronland-Martinet6S. Ystad7M. Aramaki8Anne Kavounoudias9Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives, LNC UMR 7291Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives, LNC UMR 7291Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Institut des Neurosciences de la Timone, INT UMR 7289Univ. Lille, Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, Centrale Lille, Junia,ULR 2697- L2EP, F-59000Univ. Lille, Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, Centrale Lille, Junia,ULR 2697- L2EP, F-59000Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Perception, Représentations, Image, Son, Musique, PRISM UMR 7061Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Perception, Représentations, Image, Son, Musique, PRISM UMR 7061Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Perception, Représentations, Image, Son, Musique, PRISM UMR 7061Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Perception, Représentations, Image, Son, Musique, PRISM UMR 7061Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives, LNC UMR 7291Abstract Combining multisensory sources is crucial to interact with our environment, especially for older people who are facing sensory declines. Here, we examined the influence of textured sounds on haptic exploration of artificial textures in healthy younger and older adults by combining a tactile device (ultrasonic display) with synthetized textured sounds. Participants had to discriminate simulated textures with their right index while they were distracted by three disturbing, more or less textured sounds. These sounds were presented as a real-time auditory feedback based on finger movement sonification and thus gave the sensation that the sounds were produced by the haptic exploration. Finger movement velocity increased across both groups in presence of textured sounds (Rubbing or Squeaking) compared to a non-textured (Neutral) sound. While young adults had the same discrimination threshold, regardless of the sound added, the older adults were more disturbed by the presence of the textured sounds with respect to the Neutral sound. Overall, these findings suggest that irrelevant auditory information was taken into account by all participants, but was appropriately segregated from tactile information by young adults. Older adults failed to segregate auditory information, supporting the hypothesis of general facilitation of multisensory integration with aging.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84581-3
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author C. Landelle
J. Danna
B. Nazarian
M. Amberg
F. Giraud
L. Pruvost
R. Kronland-Martinet
S. Ystad
M. Aramaki
Anne Kavounoudias
spellingShingle C. Landelle
J. Danna
B. Nazarian
M. Amberg
F. Giraud
L. Pruvost
R. Kronland-Martinet
S. Ystad
M. Aramaki
Anne Kavounoudias
The impact of movement sonification on haptic perception changes with aging
Scientific Reports
author_facet C. Landelle
J. Danna
B. Nazarian
M. Amberg
F. Giraud
L. Pruvost
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S. Ystad
M. Aramaki
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title The impact of movement sonification on haptic perception changes with aging
title_short The impact of movement sonification on haptic perception changes with aging
title_full The impact of movement sonification on haptic perception changes with aging
title_fullStr The impact of movement sonification on haptic perception changes with aging
title_full_unstemmed The impact of movement sonification on haptic perception changes with aging
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publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Scientific Reports
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publishDate 2021-03-01
description Abstract Combining multisensory sources is crucial to interact with our environment, especially for older people who are facing sensory declines. Here, we examined the influence of textured sounds on haptic exploration of artificial textures in healthy younger and older adults by combining a tactile device (ultrasonic display) with synthetized textured sounds. Participants had to discriminate simulated textures with their right index while they were distracted by three disturbing, more or less textured sounds. These sounds were presented as a real-time auditory feedback based on finger movement sonification and thus gave the sensation that the sounds were produced by the haptic exploration. Finger movement velocity increased across both groups in presence of textured sounds (Rubbing or Squeaking) compared to a non-textured (Neutral) sound. While young adults had the same discrimination threshold, regardless of the sound added, the older adults were more disturbed by the presence of the textured sounds with respect to the Neutral sound. Overall, these findings suggest that irrelevant auditory information was taken into account by all participants, but was appropriately segregated from tactile information by young adults. Older adults failed to segregate auditory information, supporting the hypothesis of general facilitation of multisensory integration with aging.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84581-3
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