Does language change what we perceive? Does speaking different languages cause us to
perceive things differently? We review the behavioral and electrophysiological evidence for …

Color has been scientifically investigated by linking color appearance to colorimetric
measurements of the light that enters the eye. However, the main purpose of color …

Categorical perception (CP) is likely the single finding from speech perception with the
biggest impact on cognitive science. However, within speech perception, it is widely known …

Most theories of categorization emphasize how continuous perceptual information is
mapped to categories. However, equally important are the informational assumptions of a …

A series of five experiments examined the categorical perception previously found for color
and facial expressions. Using a two-alternative forced-choice recognition memory paradigm …

In our tendency to discuss the objective properties of the external world, we may fail to notice
that our subjective perceptions of those properties differ between individuals. Variability at …

Research on speech categorization and phoneme recognition has relied heavily on tasks in
which participants listen to stimuli from a speech continuum and are asked to either classify …

The validity of the linguistic relativity principle continues to stimulate vigorous debate and
research. The debate has recently shifted from the behavioural investigation arena to a more …

Categorical perception provides a potential link between color perception and the linguistic
categories that correspond to the basic color terms. We examined whether the sensory …

The origin of colour categories and their relationship to colour perception have been the
prime example for testing the influence of language on perception and thought (Sapir-Whorf …