Research Digest
Explore a curated collection of recent studies, publications, and groundbreaking discoveries on the topic of embodied cognitive science.
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The Partisan Brain: An Identity-Based Model of Political Belief
Published in: Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Volume 22, Issue 3, 213-224 Abstract Over 2 billion people use social media every day, and many use it to read and discuss politics. Social media also facilitate the spread of fake news and ...
Task-residual functional connectivity of language and attention networks
Published in:Â Brain and Cognition, Volume 122, April 2018, 52-58 Abstract "Functional connectivity using task-residual data capitalizes on remaining variance after mean task-related signal is removed from a time series. The degree of network specificity in language and attention domains featured ...
The phonetic specificity of contrastive hyperarticulation in natural speech
Published in:Â Journal of Memory and Language, Volume 100, June 2018, 61-88 Abstract "Evidence suggests that speakers hyperarticulate phonetic cues to word identity in a way that increases phonetic distance to similar competitors. However, the degree and type of phonetic similarity ...
Prefrontal cortex activation during obstacle negotiation: What’s the effect size and timing?
Published in:Â Brain and Cognition, Volume 122, April 2018, 45-51 Abstract "Background Obstacle negotiation is a daily activity that requires the integration of sensorimotor and cognitive information. Recent studies provide evidence for the important role of prefrontal cortex during obstacle negotiation ...
Sluggish dorsally-driven inhibition of return during orthographic processing in adults with dyslexia
Published in:Â Brain and Language, Volume 179, April 2018, 1-10 Abstract "Dyslexia (D) is a neurodevelopmental reading disorder characterized by phonological and orthographic deficits. Before phonological decoding, reading requires a specialized orthographic system for parallel letter processing that assigns letter identities ...
