Special Lecture by Dr. Manuel Perea
Does top-down feedback modulate the encoding of orthographic representations during visual-word recognition?
Word constitute a very special type between the visual objects. We can easily read words regardless of size, color, font, or letter-case (e.g., material, material, material, MATERIAL). Indeed, we have little trouble reading Captchas or "leet" words (e.g., M4T3Ri4L). A debated topic in the literature on reading is to what degree top-down processes may shape the encoding of orthographic representations (Dehaene et al., 2005 vs. Price & Devlin, 2011). I will present recent behavioral and electrophysiological data that resolves this issue.
About the Speaker
Dr. Manuel Perea is Professor in the Department of Methodology at the Universitat de València. He earned his PhD at the University of Valencia and then did his post-doc with Professor Pollatsek and Rayner at the University of Massachusetts. He has also been a visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Arizona, and the RIKEN Institute, among other research centers. His research focuses mainly on reading processes in various populations (from prereaders and developing readers to older adults) and techniques (e.g., behavioral, ERPs, eye tracking, modeling). URL: https://www.uv.es/mperea
2021.3.15 Manuel Perea.pdfDate: March 15, 2021
Time: 4:00-5:30pm JST
Language: English
Venue: Zoom Live