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This paper is aimed at the observation of human rhythm production according to multi-modal inputs using cognitive psychological experiments. Participants simultaneously received visual and auditory signals with random or periodic time sequences. The task was to tap alternately in time with the visual or auditory target sequence while a distractor sequence was presented in the other modality. We used three sequence conditions: 1) random visual and random auditory sequences, 2) random visual and periodic auditory sequences, and 3) periodic visual and random auditory sequences. Results show that rhythm production is strongly attracted to auditory signals under all conditions. Visual signals, however, affect rhythm production only in condition 3). These results suggest that visual and auditory information serve different roles as sensory information in rhythm production.
