Cognitive network science: A review of research on cognition through the lens of network representations, processes, and dynamics

CSQ Siew, DU Wulff, NM Beckage, YN Kenett - Complexity, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Network science provides a set of quantitative methods to investigate complex systems,
including human cognition. Although cognitive theories in different domains are strongly …

Computational modeling of bilingual language learning: Current models and future directions

P Li, Q Xu - Language Learning, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The last two decades have seen a significant amount of interest in bilingual language
learning and processing. A number of computational models have also been developed to …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying flexibility in thought: The resiliency of semantic networks differs across the lifespan

AL Cosgrove, YN Kenett, RE Beaty, MT Diaz - Cognition, 2021 - Elsevier
Older adults tend to have a broader vocabulary compared to younger adults–indicating a
richer storage of semantic knowledge–but their retrieval abilities decline with age. Recent …

The associative structure of language: Contextual diversity in early word learning

TT Hills, J Maouene, B Riordan, LB Smith - Journal of memory and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Previous studies demonstrated that statistical properties of adult generated free associates
predict the order of early noun learning. We investigate an explanation for this phenomenon …

Small worlds and semantic network growth in typical and late talkers

N Beckage, L Smith, T Hills - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Network analysis has demonstrated that systems ranging from social networks to electric
power grids often involve a small world structure-with local clustering but global ac cess …

Age differences in semantic network structure: Acquiring knowledge shapes semantic memory.

AL Cosgrove, RE Beaty, MT Diaz… - Psychology and …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Computational research suggests that semantic memory, operationalized as semantic
memory networks, undergoes age-related changes. Previous work suggests that concepts in …

Is the mind a network? Maps, vehicles, and skyhooks in cognitive network science

TT Hills, YN Kenett - Topics in Cognitive Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cognitive researchers often carve cognition up into structures and processes. Cognitive
processes operate on structures, like vehicles driving over a map. Language alongside …

Quantifying the structure of free association networks across the life span.

H Dubossarsky, S De Deyne, TT Hills - Developmental psychology, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
We investigate how the mental lexicon changes over the life span using free association
data from over 8,000 individuals, ranging from 10 to 84 years of age, with more than 400 cue …

Structure and flexibility: Investigating the relation between the structure of the mental lexicon, fluid intelligence, and creative achievement.

YN Kenett, RE Beaty, PJ Silvia, D Anaki… - … of Aesthetics, Creativity …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Creativity is mainly viewed by current theories as either a bottom-up or top-down cognitive
process. However, a growing body of research indicates that both processes contribute to …

Building semantic networks: The impact of a vocabulary intervention on preschoolers' depth of word knowledge

EB Hadley, DK Dickinson… - Reading Research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, the authors examined the impact of a vocabulary intervention designed to
support vocabulary depth, or the building of semantic networks, in preschool children (n …