2014
Categorical 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 ResearchConceptsHuman voiceMultisensory propertiesNonhuman stimuliArbitrary associationsAssociative learningMale facesAssociative pairsAnimal picturesExperiment 1Experiment 2Inanimate objectsIndividual objectsMale voiceLearningFemale voiceDaily lifeFaceObjectsPrivileged formCongruencyVoiceStimuliVocalizationsPicture
2012
Single-object consistency facilitates multisensory pair learning: Evidence for unitization
Barenholtz E, Lewkowicz D, Kogelschatz L. Single-object consistency facilitates multisensory pair learning: Evidence for unitization. Multisensory Research 2012, 25: 11-11. DOI: 10.1163/187847612x646343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociative learningSpecialized learning mechanismsSingle objectMultisensory propertiesMultisensory attributesIncongruent pairsSuperior learningTemporal synchronyExperiment 3Animal picturesExperiment 1Experiment 2Alternative cuesHuman faceLearning mechanismPair learningSingle representationLearningFaceObjectsCuesUnitizationSimilar advantagesVocalizationsVoice
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
Intersensory Perception at Birth: Newborns Match Nonhuman Primate Faces and Voices
Lewkowicz D, Leo I, Simion F. Intersensory Perception at Birth: Newborns Match Nonhuman Primate Faces and Voices. Infancy 2010, 15: 46-60. PMID: 32693457, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7078.2009.00005.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerceptual tuningVocal gesturesSound conditionsIntersensory perceptionTone analogsSynchrony relationsPrimate facesPreference procedureExperiment 1Experiment 2Monkey callsHuman faceSilent conditionsNewborn detectionGesturesVocalizationsAudible callsMonths of ageSound trialsFaceNatural callsPerception
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