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
2018
Inside bilingualism: Language background modulates selective attention to a talker's mouth
Birulés J, Bosch L, Brieke R, Pons F, Lewkowicz D. Inside bilingualism: Language background modulates selective attention to a talker's mouth. Developmental Science 2018, 22: e12755. PMID: 30251757, DOI: 10.1111/desc.12755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTalker's mouthSpanish-learning infantsAudiovisual speech cuesClose languagesLanguage proximityLanguage backgroundEnglish monologuesMonolingual infantsSelective attentionTalker's eyesBilingualsLanguageCatalanGreater salienceSpeech cuesAudiovisual cuesSuch cuesCuesBilingualismMonologueEarly childhoodPrevious findingsAttentionTalkersGreat attention
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
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
2013
Eye-Catching Odors: Olfaction Elicits Sustained Gazing to Faces and Eyes in 4-Month-Old Infants
Durand K, Baudouin J, Lewkowicz D, Goubet N, Schaal B. Eye-Catching Odors: Olfaction Elicits Sustained Gazing to Faces and Eyes in 4-Month-Old Infants. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e70677. PMID: 24015175, PMCID: PMC3756010, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070677.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMother's body odorGroups of infantsFour-month-old infantsEarly social attentionPictures of facesNon-visual cuesBody odorOlder infantsInfantsEye movement tracking systemInfant attentionSocial attentionVisual targetsVisual gazeSpontaneous preferenceOdor conditionContextual effectsEyesControl conditionVisual explorationFaceFacial region