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Cross-modality recognition, matching
Certainty Style Key
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True
Likely
Speculative
Human Uniqueness Compared to "Great Apes":
Relative DifferenceMOCA Domain:
CognitionCross-modal matching refers to the ability to recognize objects presented in two different sensory modalities. For example, an object presented visually could be discriminated using touch, or a photograph of a familiar person could be identified from a recording of their voice. Cross-modal perception is believed to recruit activity in polysensory cortex.
The Human Difference:
Several studies have shown cross-modal perception in chimpanzees, using both visual and tactile and visual and auditory modalities.
Universality in Human Populations:
Universal barring psychopathology
Occurrence in Other Animals:
Apes, Old world monkeys, New world monkeys, Cetaceans, elephants and dogs