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    It is not the case that Gestalt psychology demonstrates that cross-modal integration (e.g., audiovisual speech perception) follows unified binding principles regardless of continuum membership.

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    • 1.Cross-modal integration varies dramatically by stimulus type (speech vs. music vs. touch), challenging claims of unified principles.
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    • 2.Modality-specific constraints (e.g., olfactory inputs lack spatial binding comparable to audiovisual) suggest continuum membership matters fundamentally.
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    • 3.Gestalt principles describe perceptual organization outcomes, not mechanistic binding—conflating description with explanation of integration.
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    • 1.McGurk effect shows visual lip movements systematically alter perceived phonemes, indicating unified cross-modal binding principles.
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    • 2.Gestalt grouping laws (proximity, similarity) operate identically across sensory modalities, suggesting domain-general integration mechanisms.
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    • 3.Neural evidence shows multisensory neurons in superior colliculus integrate inputs via consistent spatiotemporal principles regardless of modality.
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