2022
The multisensory cocktail party problem in children: Synchrony-based segregation of multiple talking faces improves in early childhood
Lewkowicz D, Schmuckler M, Agrawal V. The multisensory cocktail party problem in children: Synchrony-based segregation of multiple talking faces improves in early childhood. Cognition 2022, 228: 105226. PMID: 35882100, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2022.105226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildChild, PreschoolEye-Tracking TechnologyFaceHumansMouthSpeech PerceptionVisual PerceptionConceptsPerceptual segregationTalking faceSame utteranceCocktail party problemEarly childhoodAV speechAudiovisual speechTalker's mouthSelective attentionMultiple talkersDevelopmental emergenceEye trackingParty problemTalkersDifferent facesSpeechUtterancesChildrenFaceChildhoodAttentionPowerful basisMeaningful informationSynchronyVersion
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
2020
Stability of Variables Derived From Measures of Multisensory Function in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Dunham K, Feldman J, Liu Y, Cassidy M, Conrad J, Santapuram P, Suzman E, Tu A, Butera I, Simon D, Broderick N, Wallace M, Lewkowicz D, Woynaroski T. Stability of Variables Derived From Measures of Multisensory Function in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. American Journal On Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities 2020, 125: 287-303. PMID: 32609807, PMCID: PMC8903073, DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-125.4.287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultisensory functionMultisensory processingSimultaneity judgment taskEye-tracking taskAutism spectrum disorderStability of variablesSchool-aged childrenAudiovisual speechMcGurk effectJudgment taskNoise taskSpectrum disorderAveraging scoresTaskEffects of interestFuture researchElectroencephalographic recordingsASDStability of indicesChildrenDifferent measuresImportant implicationsMeasuresProcessingListening
2018
The origins of cortical multisensory dynamics: Evidence from human infants
Werchan D, Baumgartner H, Lewkowicz D, Amso D. The origins of cortical multisensory dynamics: Evidence from human infants. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2018, 34: 75-81. PMID: 30099263, PMCID: PMC6629259, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2018.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAuditory PerceptionBrain MappingFemaleHumansInfantMaleSpectroscopy, Near-InfraredVisual Perception
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
2016
Selective attention to a talker's mouth in infancy: role of audiovisual temporal synchrony and linguistic experience
de Boisferon A, Tift A, Minar N, Lewkowicz D. Selective attention to a talker's mouth in infancy: role of audiovisual temporal synchrony and linguistic experience. Developmental Science 2016, 20 PMID: 26743437, PMCID: PMC6340138, DOI: 10.1111/desc.12381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAudio-visual synchronyTalker's mouthSelective attentionLinguistic experienceAudiovisual temporal synchronyAttentional focusBabbling phaseLanguage expertiseFluent speechEye gazeTemporal synchronySynchronized speechRelative attentionSpeechSynchronyMonths of ageAttentionTalkersLanguageExperienceGazeDesynchronizationInfantsUsual patternPrevious studies
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 findingsPerceptionMonologueSynchronyFaceInfancyCuesCoherenceSkillsCategorical congruence facilitates multisensory associative learning
Barenholtz E, Lewkowicz D, Davidson M, Mavica L. Categorical congruence facilitates multisensory associative learning. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 2014, 21: 1346-1352. PMID: 24671776, PMCID: PMC6469507, DOI: 10.3758/s13423-014-0612-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAssociation LearningAuditory PerceptionFaceFemaleHumansMalePerceptionRecognition, PsychologyVisual PerceptionVoiceYoung AdultConceptsHuman voiceMultisensory propertiesNonhuman stimuliArbitrary associationsAssociative learningMale facesAssociative pairsAnimal picturesExperiment 1Experiment 2Inanimate objectsIndividual objectsMale voiceLearningFemale voiceDaily lifeFaceObjectsPrivileged formCongruencyVoiceStimuliVocalizationsPictureInfant perception of audio-visual speech synchrony in familiar and unfamiliar fluent speech
Pons F, Lewkowicz D. Infant perception of audio-visual speech synchrony in familiar and unfamiliar fluent speech. Acta Psychologica 2014, 149: 142-147. PMID: 24576508, DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2013.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAuditory PerceptionFemaleHearingHumansInfantLanguageMaleRecognition, PsychologySpainSpeechSpeech PerceptionVisual PerceptionConceptsFluent speechLinguistic experienceLanguage familiarity effectSpecific linguistic experienceAudio-visual synchronyVideo clipsLanguage familiarityLinguistic inputAudiovisual syllablesInfants' perceptionPerceptual tuningFamiliarity effectMonolingual SpanishExperiment 1Experiment 2Infants' responsesSpanish infantsInfant studiesSpeechSame videoCatalanSpanishSynchronous videoTemporal relationsAudio streamEarly 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAuditory PerceptionChild DevelopmentDiscrimination, PsychologicalHumansInfantVisual Perception
2013
The Audiovisual Temporal Binding Window Narrows in Early Childhood
Lewkowicz D, Flom R. The Audiovisual Temporal Binding Window Narrows in Early Childhood. Child Development 2013, 85: 685-694. PMID: 23888869, PMCID: PMC3954953, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12142.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Perception of audio-visual speech synchrony in Spanish-speaking children with and without specific language impairment*
PONS F, ANDREU L, SANZ-TORRENT M, BUIL-LEGAZ L, LEWKOWICZ D. Perception of audio-visual speech synchrony in Spanish-speaking children with and without specific language impairment*. Journal Of Child Language 2012, 40: 687-700. PMID: 22874648, PMCID: PMC3954717, DOI: 10.1017/s0305000912000189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecific language impairmentSpanish-speaking childrenSpeech perceptionAudiovisual asynchronyLanguage impairmentAuditory speech perceptionVisual articulatory informationTypical language developmentEye-tracking studyVisual speechAuditory componentArticulatory informationLanguage developmentTemporal synchronySpeech attributesVisual componentsDifficulty of speechPerceptionAsynchronyVisual aspectsSpeechChildrenSynchronySpanishImpairment
2010
Infant Perception of Audio-Visual Speech Synchrony
Lewkowicz D. Infant Perception of Audio-Visual Speech Synchrony. Developmental Psychology 2010, 46: 66-77. PMID: 20053007, DOI: 10.1037/a0015579.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Sequence learning in infancy: the independent contributions of conditional probability and pair frequency information
Marcovitch S, Lewkowicz D. Sequence learning in infancy: the independent contributions of conditional probability and pair frequency information. Developmental Science 2009, 12: 1020-1025. PMID: 19840056, PMCID: PMC2769011, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00838.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttentionChild DevelopmentCognitionDiscrimination LearningFemaleHumansInfantMalePattern Recognition, VisualVisual PerceptionNarrowing 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
2008
Perception of Dynamic and Static Audiovisual Sequences in 3‐ and 4‐Month‐Old Infants
Lewkowicz D. Perception of Dynamic and Static Audiovisual Sequences in 3‐ and 4‐Month‐Old Infants. Child Development 2008, 79: 1538-1554. PMID: 18826541, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2008.01204.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe decline of cross-species intersensory perception in human infants: Underlying mechanisms and its developmental persistence
Lewkowicz D, Sowinski R, Place S. The decline of cross-species intersensory perception in human infants: Underlying mechanisms and its developmental persistence. Brain Research 2008, 1242: 291-302. PMID: 18486112, PMCID: PMC2612707, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.03.084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAuditory PerceptionBrainFemaleHumansInfantMaleVisual PerceptionVocalization, AnimalConceptsProcessing deficitsExperiment 1Developmental declineMonth old infantsVisual processing deficitsAuditory processing deficitsIntersensory integrationIntersensory perceptionIntersensory matchingMonkey vocalizationsExperiment 3Monkey callsExperiment 2Developmental persistenceHuman infantsCross-species matchingHuman developmentCurrent studyEarly human developmentAge groupsPrior evidenceDeficitsIntersensoryPerceptionLatest developments
2006
Development of multisensory spatial integration and perception in humans
Neil P, Chee‐Ruiter C, Scheier C, Lewkowicz D, Shimojo S. Development of multisensory spatial integration and perception in humans. Developmental Science 2006, 9: 454-464. PMID: 16911447, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2006.00512.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths of ageAudiovisual integrationResponse latencyRace modelKinds of stimuliAudiovisual targetsMultisensory enhancementModality effectSuperior colliculusInfant monkeysDegrees eccentricityVisual targetsInfantsNeurophysiological findingsEye movementsInfant's headProbability summationMonthsLocalization cuesAgeFirst yearCurrent studySpatial integrationBimodal responseFindingsPerception of audiovisual rhythm and its invariance in 4‐ to 10‐month‐old infants
Lewkowicz D, Marcovitch S. Perception of audiovisual rhythm and its invariance in 4‐ to 10‐month‐old infants. Developmental Psychobiology 2006, 48: 288-300. PMID: 16617468, DOI: 10.1002/dev.20140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAuditory PerceptionHabituation, PsychophysiologicHumansInfantPeriodicityTime PerceptionVisual PerceptionConceptsTest trialsRelative temporal differencesTemporal pattern changesRhythmic patternsNovel tempoExperiment 1Experiment 2Pattern invarianceHuman infantsNovel rhythmFamiliar rhythmsTempo variationsPerceptionTempoMonths of ageTypes of changesRhythmic fashionInfantsInvarianceTrialsTemporal differencesRhythmAgeSuch patternsObjectsThe 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