Although evidence is still scarce, recent research suggests key differences in how deaf and
hearing readers use visual information during visual word recognition. Here we compared …

Previous studies suggest that deaf readers use phonological information of words when it is
explicitly demanded by the task itself. However, whether phonological encoding is automatic …

Brand names are often considered a special type of words of special relevance to examine
the role of visual codes during reading: unlike common words, brand names are typically …

Do all visual features in a word's constituent letters have the same importance during lexical
access? Here we examined whether some components of a word's letters (midsegments …

It has been proposed that poor reading abilities in deaf readers might be related to weak
connections between the orthographic and lexical-semantic levels of processing. Here we …

Phonology is often assumed to play a role in the tuning of orthographic representations, but
it is unknown whether deaf readers' reduced access to spoken phonology reduces …

Phonological coding plays an important role in reading for hearing students. Experimental
findings regarding phonological coding in deaf readers are controversial, and whether deaf …

In masked priming studies with hearing readers, neighbouring words (eg wine, vine)
compete through lateral inhibition. Here, we asked whether lateral inhibition also …

Deaf readers provide unique insights into how the reading circuit is modified by altered
linguistic and sensory input. We investigated whether reading-matched deaf and hearing …

This article aims to provide an overview of the current status of visual word recognition
research, from the main models and their current challenges, to the educational and …