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The perception of silenceProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120 (29). 2023.Auditory perception is traditionally conceived as the perception of sounds — a friend’s voice, a clap of thunder, a minor chord. However, daily life also seems to present us with experiences characterized by the absence of sound — a moment of silence, a gap between thunderclaps, the hush after a musical performance. In these cases, do we positively hear silence? Or do we just fail to hear, and merely judge or infer that it is silent? This longstanding question remains controversial in both the p…Read more
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Problems and mysteries of the many languages of thoughtCognitive Science 46 (12). 2022.“What is the structure of thought?” is as central a question as any in cognitive science. A classic answer to this question has appealed to a Language of Thought (LoT). We point to emerging research from disparate branches of the field that supports the LoT hypothesis, but also uncovers diversity in LoTs across cognitive systems, stages of development, and species. Our letter formulates open research questions for cognitive science concerning the varieties of rules and representations that under…Read more
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Visual adaptation and the purpose of perceptionAnalysis 83 (3): 555-575. 2023.
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Hi-def memories of Lo-def scenesPsychonomic Bulletin and Review. 2021.
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Can resources save rationality? ‘Anti-Bayesian’ updating in cognition and perceptionBehavioral and Brain Sciences 143. 2020.
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Johns Hopkins UniversityDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Department of PhilosophyAssociate Professor
APA Eastern Division
Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Mind |
Philosophy of Cognitive Science |