In crowding, the perception of a target deteriorates in the presence of clutter. Crowding is
usually explained within the framework of object recognition, where processing proceeds in …

Substantial progress has been made in understanding the mostly detrimental effects of
normative aging on eye movements during reading. This article provides a review of …

We used eye movement measures of paragraph reading to examine how word frequency
and word predictability impact first-language (L1) and second-language (L2) word …

Theories of reading posit that decisions about “where” and “when” to move the eyes are
driven by visual and linguistic factors, extracted from the perceptual span and word …

Decline in information processing with age is well-documented in the scientific literature.
However, some discrepancy remains in relation to which cognitive domains are most …

Crowding, the inability to recognize objects in clutter, is known to play a role in
developmental changes in reading speed. Here, we investigated whether crowding also …

Extending our understanding of the interplay between visual and cognitive processes during
reading is essential to understand how reading develops and changes across the lifespan …

Aging, even when healthy, involves changes in cognitive functioning that can gradually
affect the everyday activities and well-being of older people. Reading, which requires the …

According to an influential account of aging effects on reading, older adults (65+ years)
employ a more “risky” reading strategy compared to young adults (18–30 years), in which …

An influential account of normative aging effects on reading holds that older adults make
greater use of contextual predictability to facilitate word identification. However, supporting …