In response to our recent claim that ‘Readers are parallel processors’ [1], our peers have voiced several ideas that will undoubtedly help illuminate the road to scientific consensus about the reading brain. Schotter and Payne [2] echo our plea for bridging traditionally isolated literatures [3]. In terms of theory, our model OB1-reader is one attempt to do just that: specifically, it bridges the domains of single word recognition and eye movements in text reading. Equally important is the integration of methodologies, of which Schotter and Payne highlight an excellent instance – the combination of eye-tracking and electroencephalography, which arguably provides a more direct window onto the cognitive processes driving reading while ecologically approximating a natural setting.
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