Reading Science Geeks @readinggeeks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026www.abc.net.au/news/health/...abc.net.auWhat the 'recent invention' of reading does to our brainsWhat happens in your brain when you read? And can it help you navigate real life? This is what science tells us. 010
Reposted by Reading Science GeeksErik Reichle @erikreichle.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Have you ever wondered if speed reading is possible? If yes, then here's an article that I just published in The Conversation. (Spoiler alert: The answer is no.) theconversation.com/some-speed-r...theconversation.comSome speed-reading apps make big claims. But how fast can humans actually read?A plethora of apps, videos and books say we have the capacity to read at breakneck speed. The science says something different. 032
Reposted by Reading Science GeeksMichael Hout @michaelhout.bsky.social · 22/06/2026We’re looking for an additional Associate Editor at AP&P, particularly in the field of auditory perception/attention. If you’re interested, please check out this flyer and please share this post so that this may find its way to others! 1310
Reposted by Reading Science GeeksSchool of Psychological Sciences @ MQ @mqpsy.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Do we absorb information better on paper, rather than screens? It depends on the screen theconversation.com/do-we-absorb...theconversation.comDo we absorb information better on paper, rather than screens? It depends on the screenReading is arguably the most difficult task one must learn. To understand why it is difficult, one must understand the physiology of reading. 001
Reading Science Geeks @readinggeeks.bsky.social · 01/08/2025Congratulations to @adambull1.bsky.social, who just published his first #cogsci2025 paper on “Oscillating Echoes: Primary Memory in MINERVA 2”! Permalink: escholarship.org/uc/item/5b11... @cogscisociety.bsky.social 040
Reposted by Reading Science GeeksTitus von der Malsburg @tmalsburg.bsky.social · 22/05/2025New paper! We show that eye movements during normal reading (no extra task) are effective at predicting reading comprehension as measured by recall. Both early and late eye-movement measures are key. This research was led by the amazing Diane Mézière. ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com<em>Reading Research Quarterly</em> | ILA Literacy Journal | Wiley Online LibraryRecent research on the use of eye movements to predict performance on reading comprehension tasks suggests that while eye movements may be used to measure comprehension, the relationship between eye-... 062
Reading Science Geeks @readinggeeks.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Our recent publication on the morpheme-semantic priming of #Chinese and #English compound words is now out doi.org/10.1080/2327...! It shows readers access morpheme meaning early in Chinese; the effect appears later in English, only when primes are visible, and in transparent compounds! 120
Reposted by Reading Science GeeksAustralasian Society for Experimental Psychology @expsyanz.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Students are the pride and joy of EPC and APCV. Congratulations to this year’s student presentation award winners! 093
Reading Science Geeks @readinggeeks.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Congratulations to Samantha Curtis for winning the Student Prize! 040
Reading Science Geeks @readinggeeks.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Samantha Curtis is talking about Priming the distractor reduces the Stroop interference effect by uncoupling the color and word! @expsyanz.bsky.social 041
Reading Science Geeks @readinggeeks.bsky.social · 19/06/2025A great reading and language session at @expsyanz.bsky.social! 152