Visual word recognition is slower for words with inconsistent spelling-to-sound mappings. The time course of these effects was examined in an ERP study conducted by Susana Araújo and colleagues at Universidade do Algarve. Skilled readers were presented with words and pseudowords while spelling-to-sound consistency was manipulated. Results showed that orthographic and phonological codes become available nearly simultaneously within the first 200 msec of the word recognition process. This early orthographic-phonological coupling plays a core role in visual word recognition in skilled readers. We are delighted to share this new publication.
Faísca, L., Reis, A., & Araújo, S. (2025). Temporal unfolding of spelling-to-sound mappings in visual (pseudo)word recognition. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 37(5), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_02293
