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The article discusses the mechanisms underlying the integration of afferent information into the structures of the Central Nervous System (CNS), on the basis of which a multisensory model (cross-modal afferentation) is developed. It is emphasized that such multisensory integration and the resulting response often lead to more selective and rapid reactions than the reaction caused by perception in the only one modality. However, the combined use of multisensory afferentations may lead to «conflict between different modalities». Using the concept of «human connectome» explains much better the processes occurring in the structures of the CNS, including multisensory integration, than schemes previously built on anatomical data. A key element in determining the type of the individual’s response to changing environmental conditions is the equally dynamic neuronal system of relations. This communication system depends on both external information and internal factors, including neuronal oscillations. These oscillations trigger the processes that result in the generation of new ideas (creative thinking), motivation to perform certain actions, and under certain conditions (including genetically determined) - the emergence of various types of neuropsychiatric disorders, including illusions, hallucinations, delusions (syndromes of Capgras, Fregoli, intermetamorphosis, syndrome of own twins).