Multisensory Processes
- Multisensory Processes
Presentation of research activities
The LINE (Laboratory for Investigative Neurophysiology) is a multi-disciplinary and inter-departmental facility founded in 2003 jointly by the Neuropsychology and Neurorehabilitation Service of the Department of Clinical Neurosciences and the Radiodiagnostic Service of the Radiology Department. Scientists of the LINE investigate the spatial and temporal brain dynamics of sensory, perceptual, and cognitive functions in healthy and clinical populations. We achieve this via a range of psychophysical (e.g. behavior and eye-tracking), computational modelling, and brain imaging/mapping methods that (EEG and electrical neuroimaging, electrocorticography, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and MRI modalities). We also have a strong interest in the continued development of analysis methods as well as in the training of students, researchers and clinicians in the use and application of these methods.
Micah Murray
Prof. Micah Murray earned a double BA from The Johns Hopkins University (1995). He received his PhD with honors in neuroscience from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University (2001). He worked as a post-doctoral scientist at the University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland. Since 2003, he has held a faculty position at the Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Switzerland (CHUV-UNIL). Since 2008, he holds an adjunct faculty position at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN, USA). He is also the founding director of the Laboratory for Investigative Neurophysiology and director of the EEG CHUV-UNIL Section of the CIBM Center for Biomedical Imaging. Dr. Murray has a contiguous record of grant support from the Swiss National Science Foundation in addition to numerous other foundation and industrial grants. He is the laureate of awards from the Leenaards Foundation, the Swiss Society for Biological Psychiatry, the Swiss National Science Foundation, and the Swiss Brain League. He currently holds editorial positions at Brain Topography (Editor-in-Chief), Neuropsychologia (Section Editor), and Current Biology (Editorial Board). Dr. Murray has authored more than 200 articles and book chapters. His research focuses on brain imaging and mapping methods as well as their applications in both health and disease across the lifespan. His work has not only led to new schemas of brain functional organization, but also to new diagnostic and intervention strategies for cognitive dysfunction using sensory processes as an access point.
1007 Lausanne
Switzerland
Partnership
Key publications
Distinct multisensory perceptual processes guide enhanced auditory recognition memory in older cochlear implant users.
Radecke JO, Schierholz I, Kral A, Lenarz T, Murray MM, Sandmann P (2022)
Neuroimage Clinical, 33:102942.
Neonatal multisensory processing in preterm and term infants predicts sensory reactivity and internalizing tendencies in early childhood.
Maitre NL, Key AF, Slaughter JC, Yoder PJ, Neel ML, Richard C, Wallace MT, Murray MM (2020)
Brain Topography, 33(5): 586-99.
Multisensory gains in simple detection predict global cognition in schoolchildren.
Denervaud S, Gentaz E, Matusz PJ*, Murray MM* (2020)
Scientific Reports, 10 (1), 1394.
Multisensory Processes: A Balancing Act across the Lifespan.
Murray MM, Lewkowicz DJ, Amedi A, Wallace MT (2016)
Trends in Neurosciences, 39: 567-579.
Multisensory integration: flexible use of general operations.
Van Atteveldt N, Murray MM, Thut G, Schroeder CE (2014).
Neuron 81: 1240-53.
The ADVANCE toolkit: Automated descriptive video annotation in naturalistic child environments.
Naomi K. Middelmann, Jean-Paul Calbimonte, Emily B. Wake, Manon E. Jaquerod, Nastia Junod, …, Micah M. Murray & Matthew J. Vowels (2026).
Behavior Research Methods, 58(1), 3.
The interplay between motion perception and perceptual completion
Kurian, G. S., Retsa, C., Wallace, M. T., & Murray, M. M. (2025).
NeuroImage, 121596.
Learning visual to auditory sensory substitution reveals flexibility in image to sound mapping.
Kucinkas, A., Retsa, C., Meijer, P. B., Wallace, M. T., Gori, M., & Murray, M. M. (2025).
npj Sci. Learn. 11, 4.
CART: The Comprehensive Analysis of Reaction Times — GUI for Multisensory Processes and Race Models
Tovar, D. A., Watson, M. R., Lewkowicz, D. J., Gori, M., Murray, M. M., & Wallace, M. T. (2025).
Multisensory Research, 38(4-5), 211-230.
Cortical visual processing differences in myopia and blur.
Steinfeld, K., & Murray, M. M. (2025).
Neuropsychologia, 215, 109180.
The brain dynamics of congenitally blind people seeing faces and letters via sound
Matusz PJ, Reich L, Stolz LA, Retsa C, Tovar DA, Striem-Amit E, Aggius-Vella E, Amedi A, Murray MM (2025).
bioRxiv, 2025.01.22.634358.
Proficiency-Dependent and Dynamic Reorganization of Brain Networks During Children’s Second Language Learning
Skieresz, N. H., Marca, S. C., Murray, M. M., Rothen, N., & Reber, T. P. (2025).
bioRxiv 2025.12.10.693259.
Brain Network Differences in Second Language Learning Depend on Individual Competencies
Skieresz, N. H., Marca, S. C., Murray, M. M., Reber, T. P., & Rothen, N. (2025).
bioRxiv 2025.09.28.679014.
Hi-Fi fMRI: High-resolution, fast-sampled and sub-second whole-brain functional MRI at 3T in humans
Benedetta Franceschiello, Simone Rumac, Mauro Leidi, Tom Hilbert, Matthias Nau, …, Micah M. Murray, Eleonora Fornari (2023).
bioRxiv 2023.05.13.540663
Social, cognitive and sensory dimensions of cortical network overconnectivity in young children with autism spectrum disorder
Borja Rodríguez-Herreros, Ahmad Mheich, Joana Maria Almeida Osório, Sonia Richetin, …, Micah Murray, Mahmoud Hassan, Nadia Chabane (2025).
bioRxiv 2025.02.12.637813.
ALMA: a mathematics-driven approach for determining tuning parameters in generalized LASSO problems, with applications to MRI
Giacchi, G., Iakovidis, I., Milani, B., Murray, M., & Franceschiello, B. (2024).
arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.19239.