Abstract What type of conceptual information about an object do we get at a brief glance? In two experiments, we investigated the nature of conceptual tokening—the moment at which conceptual information about an object is accessed. Using a masked picture-word congruency task with dichoptic presentations at “brief” (50−60 ms) and “long” (190−200 ms) durations, participants […]

Abstract The present study investigated children’s understanding that an object’s history may increase its significance, an appreciation that underpins the concept of historical authenticity (i.e., the idea that an item’s history determines its true identity, beyond its functional or material qualities, leading people to value real items over copies or fakes). We examined the development […]

How do the two main types of neural dynamics, aperiodic transients and oscillations, contribute to the interactions between feedforward (FF) and feedback (FB) pathways in sensory inference and predictive processing? We discuss three theoretical perspectives. First, we critically evaluate the theory that gamma and alpha/beta rhythms play a role in classic hierarchical predictive coding (HPC) […]