Previous fMRI research reported amplitude modulations of AV activations in contrast with unimodal AUD/VIS activity (Calvert et at., 2000; Beauchamp et al., 2004; van Atteveldt et al., 2004, 2007; Taylor et al., 2006; Stevenson et al., 2007). Similar findings were reported by Martuzzi et al. , analyzing BOLD response dynamics and displaying a facilitation of the event-related BOLD response peak latencies for AV stimuli in contrast with unimodal conditions. Such low-level multisensory interactions could also be part of a worldwide multisensory community spanning multiple neocortical areas ...