The perceptual prediction paradox
From the noisy information bombarding our senses, our brains must construct percepts that
are veridical–reflecting the true state of the world–and informative–conveying what we did …
are veridical–reflecting the true state of the world–and informative–conveying what we did …
Development and experience-dependence of multisensory spatial processing
Multisensory spatial processes are fundamental for efficient interaction with the world. They
include not only the integration of spatial cues across sensory modalities, but also the …
include not only the integration of spatial cues across sensory modalities, but also the …
Infants ask for help when they know they don't know
L Goupil, M Romand-Monnier… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Uncertainty monitoring is a core property of metacognition, allowing individuals to adapt
their decision-making strategies depending on the state of their knowledge. Although it has …
their decision-making strategies depending on the state of their knowledge. Although it has …
Digital addiction: Increased loneliness, anxiety, and depression
Digital addiction is defined by the American Society for Addiction Medicine (ASAM) as well
as the American Psychiatric Association (APA) as “… a primary, chronic disease of brain …
as the American Psychiatric Association (APA) as “… a primary, chronic disease of brain …
Making sense of the world: Infant learning from a predictive processing perspective
For human infants, the first years after birth are a period of intense exploration—getting to
understand their own competencies in interaction with a complex physical and social …
understand their own competencies in interaction with a complex physical and social …
Expectancy violations promote learning in young children
Children, including infants, have expectations about the world around them, and produce
reliable responses when these expectations are violated. However, little is known about how …
reliable responses when these expectations are violated. However, little is known about how …
P300 development from infancy to adolescence
This article provides an overview of P300 research from infancy through adolescence. First,
a brief historical overview is provided highlighting seminal studies that began exploration of …
a brief historical overview is provided highlighting seminal studies that began exploration of …
Spontaneous beta band rhythms in the predictive coding of natural stimuli
The regularity of the physical world and the biomechanics of the human body movements
generate distributions of highly probable states that are internalized by the brain in the …
generate distributions of highly probable states that are internalized by the brain in the …
Detecting and representing predictable structure during auditory scene analysis
We use psychophysics and MEG to test how sensitivity to input statistics facilitates auditory-
scene-analysis (ASA). Human subjects listened to 'scenes' comprised of concurrent tone-pip …
scene-analysis (ASA). Human subjects listened to 'scenes' comprised of concurrent tone-pip …
Eighteen-month-old infants represent nonlocal syntactic dependencies
The human ability to produce and understand an indefinite number of sentences is driven by
syntax, a cognitive system that can combine a finite number of primitive linguistic elements to …
syntax, a cognitive system that can combine a finite number of primitive linguistic elements to …