Object-substitution masking (OSM) refers to when the delayed disappearance of a sparse
mask that spatially surrounds but does not overlap the target impairs target perception. Two …

Speakers use pronouns when referring to information that is topical, recently mentioned, or
salient in the discourse. Although such information is often predictable, there is conflicting …

Abstract Models of language comprehension show that predictable elements are easier to
understand. Does predictability also guide production? While many models suggest it does …

In order to refer in any language, speakers must choose between explicit forms of
expression, such as names or descriptions, or more ambiguous forms like pronouns. Current …

To investigate whether language rules the visual features that can be discriminated (a
radical assumption of linguistic relativity), we examined crosslinguistic differences between …

Visual masking and attention have been known to control the transfer of information from
sensory memory to visual short-term memory. A natural question is whether these processes …

Object-substitution masking (OSM) occurs when a briefly displayed target in a search array
is surrounded by a mask, which remains onscreen after the target has disappeared. It has …

To keep track of dynamically changing objects in one's environment, it is necessary to
individuate them from other objects, both temporally and spatially. Spatially, objects can be …

When the human brain is confronted with complex and dynamic visual scenes, two pivotal
processes are at play: visual attention (the process of selecting certain aspects of the scene …

In object substitution masking (OSM) a surrounding mask (typically comprising of 4 dots)
onsets with a target but lingers after offset; under such conditions, the ability to perceive the …