The acquisition of literacy transforms the human brain. By reviewing studies of illiterate
subjects, we propose specific hypotheses on how the functions of core brain systems are …

Statistical learning (SL) is typically considered to be a domain-general mechanism by which
cognitive systems discover the underlying distributional properties of the input. However …

The fully updated eighth edition of Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook provides
comprehensive yet accessible coverage of all the key areas in the field ranging from visual …

Researchers agree that comprehenders regularly predict upcoming language, but they do
not always agree on what prediction is (and how to differentiate it from integration) or what …

Classical models have traditionally focused on the left posterior inferior frontal gyrus (Broca's
area) as a key region for motor planning of speech production. However, converging …

Standard neurocognitive models of language processing have tended to obviate the need
for incorporating emotion processes, while affective neuroscience theories have typically …

The ventral occipitotemporal cortex (vOTC) is crucial for recognizing visual patterns, and
previous evidence suggests that there may be different subregions within the vOTC involved …

Current theories of language comprehension posit that readers and listeners routinely try to
predict the meaning but also the visual or sound form of upcoming words. Whereas most …

The scientific study of reading has a rich history that spans disciplines from vision science to
linguistics, psychology, cognitive neuroscience, neurology, and education. The study of …

Reading research has long endorsed the view that words are processed strictly one by one.
The primary empirical test of this notion is the search for effects from upcoming words on …