To what extent does language shape how we think about the world? Studies suggest that
linguistic symbols expressing conceptual categories ('apple','squirrel') make us focus on …

As children learn to communicate with others, they must develop an understanding of the
principles that underlie human communication. Recent evidence suggests that adults expect …

Abstract Words direct visual attention in infants, children, and adults, presumably by
activating representations of referents that then direct attention to matching stimuli in the …

Attending to distracting or competing information is typically considered detrimental to
learning, but the presence of competing information can also facilitate learning when it is …

In this paper, we decompose selective sustained attending behavior into components of
continuous attention maintenance and attentional transitions and study how each of these …

Visual search is a critical skill that is impacted by a target's physical traits and a viewer's prior
knowledge of what those traits are. An open question in visual search concerns the nature of …

Una habilidad fundamental durante los primeros años es la capacidad de comunicarse a
través de los procesos de comunicación verbal y no verbal. Los infantes comienzan …