Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Simon Lacey"
- Simon Lacey's recent research emphasizes the concept of
sound symbolism
, exploring how the sounds of words influence perceived meanings, as seen in his articles discussing phonetic underpinnings and auditory pseudowords that align with specific shapes.
- His studies highlight the
neural and perceptual aspects
of sound symbolism, investigating how auditory and visual information interact, particularly in the experiment where sounds are associated with physical shapes, indicating significant neural correlates.
- Additionally, Lacey's work extends beyond linguistics to explore
multisensory integration
in speech perception, suggesting that multisensory information plays a more crucial role than lexical information in processing speech signals as indicated by reaction times and EEG data from his review.
