2017
Overcoming the other‐race effect in infancy with multisensory redundancy: 10–12‐month‐olds discriminate dynamic other‐race faces producing speech
Minar N, Lewkowicz D. Overcoming the other‐race effect in infancy with multisensory redundancy: 10–12‐month‐olds discriminate dynamic other‐race faces producing speech. Developmental Science 2017, 21: e12604. PMID: 28944541, DOI: 10.1111/desc.12604.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Perception of the multisensory coherence of fluent audiovisual speech in infancy: Its emergence and the role of experience
Lewkowicz D, Minar N, Tift A, Brandon M. Perception of the multisensory coherence of fluent audiovisual speech in infancy: Its emergence and the role of experience. Journal Of Experimental Child Psychology 2014, 130: 147-162. PMID: 25462038, PMCID: PMC4258456, DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2014.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultisensory coherenceAudiovisual speechSpeech streamNon-native speechRole of experienceLearning infantsPerceptual expertisePerceptual narrowingAudiovisual synchronyFemale facesFluent speechVisible articulationDevelopmental emergenceTest trialsNative languageSpeechCurrent findingsPerceptionMonologueSynchronyFaceInfancyCuesCoherenceSkillsEarly experience and multisensory perceptual narrowing
Lewkowicz D. Early experience and multisensory perceptual narrowing. Developmental Psychobiology 2014, 56: 292-315. PMID: 24435505, PMCID: PMC3953347, DOI: 10.1002/dev.21197.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Infants deploy selective attention to the mouth of a talking face when learning speech
Lewkowicz D, Hansen-Tift A. Infants deploy selective attention to the mouth of a talking face when learning speech. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 1431-1436. PMID: 22307596, PMCID: PMC3277111, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1114783109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonnative speechEye gazeAdult's eye gazeAudiovisual speech cuesSpeech production abilitiesNonnative languageAudiovisual attentionPerceptual narrowingSpeech formsSelective attentionSpeech cuesAudiovisual cuesSocial cuesHuman infancySpeechCuesCurrent findingsLanguageEarly experienceSecond shiftAttentionEnglishMonologueRecitingGazeThe critical role of experience in the early development of multisensory perception
Lewkowicz D. The critical role of experience in the early development of multisensory perception. Multisensory Research 2012, 25: 200-200. DOI: 10.1163/187847612x648297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultisensory perceptionInfants' responsesSelective attentionHuman infantsDeprivation studiesAudio-visual synchronyExperience-dependent processesDramatic developmental shiftPerceptual narrowingPerceptual skillsProsody cuesMultisensory developmentPerceptual tuningEarly experienceExperience interactsProgram of researchHuman infancyExperience contributesSpeech domainAdult responsivenessDevelopmental shiftBehavioral developmentDevelopmental changesPerceptionParadoxical effectInfant perception of audiovisual synchrony in fluent speech
Pons F, Lewkowicz D. Infant perception of audiovisual synchrony in fluent speech. Multisensory Research 2012, 25: 36-36. DOI: 10.1163/187847612x646587.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFluent speechInfants' responsesSeparate test trialsTypes of stimuliNon-speech eventsTemporal relationsPerceptual narrowingAudiovisual syllablesInfants' perceptionAudiovisual synchronyLinguistic experienceTemporal processingLanguage effectsSpanish learningTest trialsLinguistic backgroundsSynchrony detectionInfant studiesSpeechVideo clipsAsynchronySyllablesExtant studiesPerceptionMonths of age
2011
Paradoxical psychological functioning in early child development
Pascual-Leone A, Ramachandran V, Cole J, Della Sala S, Manly T, Mayes A, Sacks O, Lewkowicz D, Ghazanfar A. Paradoxical psychological functioning in early child development. 2011, 110-129. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511978098.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSensory inputOlder infantsEarly child developmentYoung infantsMultisensory coherencePerceptual narrowingSpeech contrastsMultisensory eventsPerceptual developmentPerceptual sensitivityRace facesPerceptual tuningPsychological functioningCognitive skillsSpeech gesturesMusical rhythmChild developmentNative inputEmergence of specializationDifferent culturesEarly infancyVocalizationsDevelopmental processesFunctioningGestures
2010
The Ontogeny of Human Multisensory Object Perception: A Constructivist Account
Lewkowicz D. The Ontogeny of Human Multisensory Object Perception: A Constructivist Account. 2010, 303-327. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-5615-6_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObject conceptsMultisensory inputsLow-level perceptual cuesAudio-visual sequencesPerceptual narrowingMultisensory attributesIntersensory relationsInfants' perceptionMultisensory cuesObject perceptionIntersensory developmentPerceptual tuningPerceptual cuesUnacknowledged processSelective experienceConstructivist accountTheoretical viewsOlder infantsDevelopmental differentiationYoung infantsCuesEmpirical findingsPerceptionDevelopmental integrationInfancy
2009
Narrowing of intersensory speech perception in infancy
Pons F, Lewkowicz D, Soto-Faraco S, Sebastián-Gallés N. Narrowing of intersensory speech perception in infancy. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 10598-10602. PMID: 19541648, PMCID: PMC2705579, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0904134106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceptual narrowingNon-native phonetic contrastsNon-native languageMultisensory speechPerceptual inputPhonetic contrastsSpeech perceptionPerceptual systemAudiovisual correspondencesCognitive developmentLanguage domainsPhonological systemInfants' responsesMonths of ageDevelopmental processesAcquisitionConventional viewLanguageSpeechPerceptionMusicIncremental processFindingsStriking findingVocalizations
2006
The decline of cross-species intersensory perception in human infants
Lewkowicz D, Ghazanfar A. The decline of cross-species intersensory perception in human infants. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 6771-6774. PMID: 16618919, PMCID: PMC1458955, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0602027103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceptual narrowingIntersensory perceptionPairs of monkeysPerceptual developmentIntersensory matchingPerceptual systemSensory modalitiesSpecies facesHuman faceHuman infantsDifferent vocalizationsCorresponding facesYounger groupVocalizationsFaceMonths of ageOntogenetic featuresPerceptionFundamental featuresInfantsVoiceMonkeys