The presence of complementary information across multiple sensory or motor modalities
during learning, referred to as multimodal enrichment, can markedly benefit learning …

The integration of gestures and pictures into pedagogy has demonstrated potential for
improving adults' learning of foreign language (L2) vocabulary. However, the relative …

Meaning is a fundamental component of nearly all aspects of human cognition, but formal
models of semantic memory have classically lagged behind many other areas of cognition …

Effective reinforcement learning hinges on having an appropriate state representation. But
where does this representation come from? We argue that the brain discovers state …

Each of our theories of mental representation provides some insight into how the mind
works. However, these insights often seem incompatible, as the debates between symbolic …

The distinction between perception and cognition has always had a firm footing in both
cognitive science and folk psychology. However, there is little agreement as to how the …

The Brain's ability to integrate information from different modalities (multisensory integration)
is fundamental for accurate sensory experience and efficient interaction with the …

Although ever-growing literature has documented that a multisensory environment
influences individuals' learning, there is less agreement as to whether it facilitates or hinders …

How do we recognize people that are familiar to us? There is overwhelming evidence that
our brains process voice and face in a combined fashion to optimally recognize both who is …

People learn modality-independent, conceptual representations from modality-specific
sensory signals. Here, we hypothesize that any system that accomplishes this feat will …