Sino-German Symposium on Multisensory Processing, Neural Mechanisms, and Applications

September 17th – 23rd, 2023

Beijing China

Welcome to the Sino-German Bi-lateral symposium on Multisensory Processing, Neural Mechanisms, and Applications that will take place in Beijing, China, from September 17th to 23rd, 2023, cohosted by Zhuanghua Shi from LMU Munich and Lihan Chen from Peking University.

The symposium is sponsored by Sino-German Center for Science (CDZ), jointed funded by German Research Foundation (DFG) and Chinese National Natural Science Foundation (NSFC). The symposium’s main objective is to encourage Chinese and German scientists to collaborate and share the latest advancements in multisensory research. Up to this point, we have secured approximately forty scientists who will be contributing their talks to the symposium.

Monday 18th Sept. 2023 (Conference day, Sino-German Center)
Symposium 1
Crossmodal Integration and Learning
9:00-9:30
The Neural Mechanisms Underlying Cross-Modal Sequence Representations and Predictions (Xue Gui)
9:30-10:00
How Motor Adaptation Relates to Multisensory Integration and Agency Processing (Wei Kunlin)
10:00-10:30
Complex Crossmodal Correspondence Across Visual and Auditory Modalities (Yue ZhenZhu)
10:30-11:00
Contrastive Learning of Subject-Invariant EEG Representations During Audiovisual Video Watching (Zhang Dan)
11:00-13:30
Lunch Break
13:30-14:45
Keynote 1 by Prof. Agnieszka Wykowska
Examining Human Cognition with the Use of Humanoid Robots
Symposium 2
Crossmodal Processing Dynamics and Conflict Resolution
14:45-15:15
Integration of Control Learning and Irrelevant Stimulus-Response Learning (Wang Ling)
15:15-15:45
Cognitive Neural Mechanisms of Crossmodal Conflict Processing (Liu Xun)
15:45-16:00
Tea/Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
Cross-Modal Impact of Recent Word Encountering Experience (Li XingShan)
16:30-17:00
Multisensory Causal Inference Along the Cortical Hierarchies (Tim Rohe)
Tuesday 19th Sept. 2023 (XiJiao Hotel)
Special Session
Sensory Processing and Cognitive Modeling
9:00-9:30
The Psychological, Computational, and Neural Foundations of Indebtedness (Gao Xiaoxue)
9:30-10:00
Multisensory Processing and Multi-Scale Temporal Brain Dynamics (Daniel Senkowski)
10:00-10:30
Generalised Time-Window-of-Integration Models of Multisensory Integration (Hans Colonius)
10:30-10:45
Tea/Coffee Break
10:45-12:00
Keynote 2 by Prof. Salvador Soto Faraco
Multisensory Research in the Real World and Applications
12:00-13:30
Lunch Break
14:00-17:00
Lab Tour (to be Determined)
Wednesday 20th Sept. 2023 (Conference Day, Sino-German Center)
Symposium 3
Visuomotor Learning and Tactile Processing
9:00-9:30
Cognitive Modulation and Intelligence Augmentation via Haptic Interaction (Wang DangXiao)
9:30-10:00
The Use of Prior Visual Information in Active Touch (Drewing Knut)
10:00-10:30
Crossmodal Learning of Target-Context Associations (Chen Siyi)
10:30-11:00
Cross-Modal Effect of Value on Motor Sequence Learning (Kang Guanlan)
11:00-13:30
Lunch Break
Symposium 4
Contextual and Perceptual Learning
13:40-14:10
Microgenesis of Audiovisual Integration (Chen Lihan)
14:10-14:40
Exploring the Power of Contextual Learning: Robust Acquisition, Flexibility, and Social Enhancement in Spatial Contextual Cueing (Zang Xuelian)
14:40-15:10
Visual Learning and Memory Following Foveal Vision Loss (Stefan Pollmann)
15:10-15:30
Tea/Coffee Break
15:30-16:00
Gravity as an Embodied Constraint in Shaping Visual Motion Perception (Wang Ying)
16:00-16:30
Beyond Perception: Mnemonic Mechanism in Perceptual Learning (Li Sheng)
16:30-17:00
The Attentional Earlid: Visual Search Is Surprisingly Robust to Auditory Distraction (Heinrich R. Liesefeld)
Thursday 21st Sept. 2023 (Conference Day, Sino-German Center)
Symposium 5
Multisensory Perception and Behavior
9:00-9:30
Neurobiological Bases of Bribe-Taking Behavior and Its Individual Differences (Hu Yang)
9:30-10:00
Multisensory Cues Nudge Healthy Eating Behavior (Huang Jianping)
10:00-10:30
Vision-Taste Cross-Modal Interaction and the Tentative Underlying Brain Mechanism (Liang Pei)
10:30-11:00
Human Social Interaction Field Model and Its Application (Kuai Shuguang)
11:00-13:30
Lunch Break/Poster Session
13:30-14:45
Keynote 3 by Bi Yanchao
Knowledge Representation and Multi-Sensory Experiences
Symposium 6
Neural Mechanisms and Perception
14:45-15:15
Selective and Replicable Neural Indicators of Pain Discriminability (Hu Li)
15:15-15:45
Object-Related Eye-Movement Representations in High-Level Visual Cortex (Wang Lihui)
15:45-16:00
Tea/Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
Neural Mechanisms Underlying Multimodal Person Familiarity (Gao Xiaoqing)
16:30-17:00
Central-Peripheral Dichotomy: Multisensory Orienting and Recognition Across Animal Species (Li Zhaoping)
Friday 22nd Sept. 2023 (Conference Day, Sino-German Center)
Symposium 7
Sensory Perception and Attention
9:00-9:30
Simultaneous Auditory Input Lowers Temporal Resolution of Vision by Modulating Alpha-Band Oscillations (Chen Qi)
9:30-10:00
The Different Effects of Breaking an Object at Different Time Points (Wang Yonghui)
10:00-10:30
Neural Mechanisms Underlying the Cross-Modal Effects of Sound on Visual Perception (Wenfeng Feng)
10:30-11:00
Visual and Vestibular Integration for Self-Motion Perception (Gu Yong)
11:00-13:30
Lunch Break
13:30-14:45
Keynote 4 by Prof. Stefan Glasauer
On Optimality in Perception and Action
Symposium 8
Temporal Perception, Expectation, and Decision-Making
14:45-15:15
Modality-Specific Sensory and Decisional Carryover Effects in Duration Perception (Li Baolin)
15:15-15:45
Influence of Crossmodal Expectation on Consumer Experience and Preference: A Sensory Marketing and Consumer Neuroscience Study (Wan Xiaoang)
15:45-16:00
Tea/Coffee Break
16:00-16:30
Expectations of Immediate and Delayed Reward Differentially Affect Cognitive Task Performance (Wei Ping)
16:30-17:00
Understanding Time: Contextual Modulation, Logarithmic Encoding, and Their Neural Correlates (Shi Zhuanghua)

Venue

The symposium will be hosted at Sino-German Center for Science (CDZ), Shuang Qing Lu 83, Beijing, China.

Hotels

Rooms at Xijiao Hotel (http://www.xijiao-hotel.com.cn/en_US/) are reserved for guest speakers between 16th to 23rd, September.

Visa

Before traveling to China, you need to obtain a short visit VISA, which can be done via the following website:
https://www.visaforchina.cn/globle/