2021
The multisensory cocktail party problem in adults: Perceptual segregation of talking faces on the basis of audiovisual temporal synchrony
Lewkowicz D, Schmuckler M, Agrawal V. The multisensory cocktail party problem in adults: Perceptual segregation of talking faces on the basis of audiovisual temporal synchrony. Cognition 2021, 214: 104743. PMID: 33940250, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2021.104743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAudiovisual temporal synchronyTalking facePerceptual segregationTemporal synchronySpeech utterancesCocktail party problemMultisensory coherenceTalker's eyesAudible utterancesSame speech utteranceEye trackingParty problemSocial interactionUtterancesFaceSynchronyParticipantsAdultsScanning strategyVersionSceneFindingsPreferencesCoherence
2017
Audio-Visual Perception of Gender by Infants Emerges Earlier for Adult-Directed Speech
Richoz A, Quinn P, de Boisferon A, Berger C, Loevenbruck H, Lewkowicz D, Lee K, Dole M, Caldara R, Pascalis O. Audio-Visual Perception of Gender by Infants Emerges Earlier for Adult-Directed Speech. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0169325. PMID: 28060872, PMCID: PMC5218491, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult-directed speechAbility of infantsMultisensory abilitiesAudiovisual speechMultisensory perceptionPerceptual experienceVisual perceptionMale facesVisual categorizationSpeech mannersSocial interactionGender informationPerceive genderSpeechMale voiceCurrent studyPerceptionAdultsFaceGenderEmotionsAbilityVoiceFindingsInfants
2015
Language familiarity modulates relative attention to the eyes and mouth of a talker
Barenholtz E, Mavica L, Lewkowicz D. Language familiarity modulates relative attention to the eyes and mouth of a talker. Cognition 2015, 147: 100-105. PMID: 26649759, PMCID: PMC6367725, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2015.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAudiovisual speech cuesUnfamiliar languageLanguage familiarityFamiliar languageSpeech cuesBilingual subjectsLanguage conditionsMonolingual subjectsTalker's mouthAttentional strategiesSpeech processingLanguageRelative attentionTalkersTaskCuesFamiliarityAttentionAdultsSpeechFindingsParticipantsGreat attentionSubjectsProcessing
2011
The development of the uncanny valley in infants
Lewkowicz D, Ghazanfar A. The development of the uncanny valley in infants. Developmental Psychobiology 2011, 54: 124-132. PMID: 21761407, PMCID: PMC3197970, DOI: 10.1002/dev.20583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReal human facesUncanny valleyHuman faceAvatar facesUncanny valley effectRealistic humanoid robotsPerceptual experienceComputer avatarsSocial signalsVisual preferenceValley effectDevelopmental hypothesisHumanoid robotEarly experienceNormal expectationsFaceMonths of ageDisgustExperienceEventual emergenceAlternative hypothesisAvatarHypothesisAdultsAversion
1996
Perception of Auditory-Visual Temporal Synchrony in Human Infants
Lewkowicz D. Perception of Auditory-Visual Temporal Synchrony in Human Infants. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance 1996, 22: 1094-1106. PMID: 8865617, DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.22.5.1094.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1980
Cross-modal equivalence in early infancy: Auditory–visual intensity matching
Lewkowicz D, Turkewitz G. Cross-modal equivalence in early infancy: Auditory–visual intensity matching. Developmental Psychology 1980, 16: 597-607. DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.16.6.597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisual stimuliCross-modal equivalenceIntense visual stimuliCross-modal matchesAuditory stimuliOlder SsStimulus generalizationStimuli resultsCardiac responseVisual stimulationStimuliWhite noise stimuliPrevious findingsYoung infantsLoudnessEarly infancySsAdultsSimilar dependingSystematic relationshipSeparate groupsRelationshipInfantsFindingsSignificant quadratic relationship