Dr. Dave Kenneth Tayao Cayado
@dkcayado.bsky.social
🧠 Psycholinguist 🧑🏻💻 British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow @rhulpsychology.bsky.social interested in morphology, visual word recognition and reading acquisition
https://sites.google.com/view/dk-cayado/about-me
https://sites.google.com/view/dk-cayado/about-me
🚨New preprint with @kathyrastle.bsky.social
We quantified how linguistically and typologically diverse the morphological processing and learning literature is. We also discussed how the heavy focus on English morphology limits theoretical progress.
Link: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
We quantified how linguistically and typologically diverse the morphological processing and learning literature is. We also discussed how the heavy focus on English morphology limits theoretical progress.
Link: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
October 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
🚨New preprint with @kathyrastle.bsky.social
We quantified how linguistically and typologically diverse the morphological processing and learning literature is. We also discussed how the heavy focus on English morphology limits theoretical progress.
Link: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
We quantified how linguistically and typologically diverse the morphological processing and learning literature is. We also discussed how the heavy focus on English morphology limits theoretical progress.
Link: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Reposted by Dr. Dave Kenneth Tayao Cayado
Join us for our next seminar! We're excited to host Hsieh Cheng-Yu (University of London)
He'll discuss "Making sense from the parts: What Chinese compounds tell us about reading," exploring how we process ambiguity & meaning consistency
🗓️ 27th Oct ⏰ 2PM (CET)📍UniMiB 💻 meet.google.com/zvk-owhv-tfw
He'll discuss "Making sense from the parts: What Chinese compounds tell us about reading," exploring how we process ambiguity & meaning consistency
🗓️ 27th Oct ⏰ 2PM (CET)📍UniMiB 💻 meet.google.com/zvk-owhv-tfw
October 19, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Join us for our next seminar! We're excited to host Hsieh Cheng-Yu (University of London)
He'll discuss "Making sense from the parts: What Chinese compounds tell us about reading," exploring how we process ambiguity & meaning consistency
🗓️ 27th Oct ⏰ 2PM (CET)📍UniMiB 💻 meet.google.com/zvk-owhv-tfw
He'll discuss "Making sense from the parts: What Chinese compounds tell us about reading," exploring how we process ambiguity & meaning consistency
🗓️ 27th Oct ⏰ 2PM (CET)📍UniMiB 💻 meet.google.com/zvk-owhv-tfw
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Our first #appliedlinguistics lunchtime seminar @education.ox.ac.uk is on 21st Oct, 1-2pm, with @dkcayado.bsky.social talking to us about morphology in Tagalog. Join us in person or online! Details ➡️ www.education.ox.ac.uk/event/tracki...
October 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Our first #appliedlinguistics lunchtime seminar @education.ox.ac.uk is on 21st Oct, 1-2pm, with @dkcayado.bsky.social talking to us about morphology in Tagalog. Join us in person or online! Details ➡️ www.education.ox.ac.uk/event/tracki...
I will be giving a talk at Oxford (@education.ox.ac.uk) on the 21st of October! Very excited! Drop by if you’re in the area.
www.education.ox.ac.uk/event/tracki...
www.education.ox.ac.uk/event/tracki...
October 7, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I will be giving a talk at Oxford (@education.ox.ac.uk) on the 21st of October! Very excited! Drop by if you’re in the area.
www.education.ox.ac.uk/event/tracki...
www.education.ox.ac.uk/event/tracki...
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** New ** Seeking Postdoctoral Research Fellow (3 yrs) for ESRC project on skilled reading in Arabic. Based in my lab at @rhulpsychology.bsky.social and collaborating with @denisdrieghe.bsky.social (Soton) and Sami Boudelaa (UAE). Please share! jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Applications are invited for a 3-year, full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London.This position is funded by an ESRC resear...
jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk
October 1, 2025 at 7:07 AM
** New ** Seeking Postdoctoral Research Fellow (3 yrs) for ESRC project on skilled reading in Arabic. Based in my lab at @rhulpsychology.bsky.social and collaborating with @denisdrieghe.bsky.social (Soton) and Sami Boudelaa (UAE). Please share! jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
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September 12, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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I am seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on the ESRC-funded project 'Writing Tasks at School and University'.
The post is full-time and will run from 1st November 2025 to 31st January 2029. See below for a brief overview of the project.
jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
The post is full-time and will run from 1st November 2025 to 31st January 2029. See below for a brief overview of the project.
jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
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September 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I am seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on the ESRC-funded project 'Writing Tasks at School and University'.
The post is full-time and will run from 1st November 2025 to 31st January 2029. See below for a brief overview of the project.
jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
The post is full-time and will run from 1st November 2025 to 31st January 2029. See below for a brief overview of the project.
jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
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For those who couldn't attend, the recording of Prof. Harald Baayen's seminar on morphological productivity and the Discriminative Lexicon Model is now available on our YouTube channel.
Watch the full presentation here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN7G...
Watch the full presentation here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN7G...
The Computational Approach to Morphological Productivity | Harald Baayen at Bicocca
YouTube video by Mbs Vector Space Lab
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September 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
For those who couldn't attend, the recording of Prof. Harald Baayen's seminar on morphological productivity and the Discriminative Lexicon Model is now available on our YouTube channel.
Watch the full presentation here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN7G...
Watch the full presentation here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN7G...
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The portals for the next EPS scientific meeting (University College London, between 7th – 9th January 2026) are now open!
The portals for this meeting opened on Monday 8th September at 10am (UK time) and will remain open for at least 24 hours.
eps.ac.uk/next-meeting/
eps.ac.uk/submit-an-ab...
The portals for this meeting opened on Monday 8th September at 10am (UK time) and will remain open for at least 24 hours.
eps.ac.uk/next-meeting/
eps.ac.uk/submit-an-ab...
September 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The portals for the next EPS scientific meeting (University College London, between 7th – 9th January 2026) are now open!
The portals for this meeting opened on Monday 8th September at 10am (UK time) and will remain open for at least 24 hours.
eps.ac.uk/next-meeting/
eps.ac.uk/submit-an-ab...
The portals for this meeting opened on Monday 8th September at 10am (UK time) and will remain open for at least 24 hours.
eps.ac.uk/next-meeting/
eps.ac.uk/submit-an-ab...
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At-a-glance processing of syntactic dependencies in minimal DANISH two-word sentences by @simonekrogh.bsky.social!
Sentence-superiority and dependency effects emerge in fronto-temporal cortex from ~230ms.
Sentence-superiority and dependency effects emerge in fronto-temporal cortex from ~230ms.
Excited to share my first PhD paper with @liinapy.bsky.social! From rapid flashes of Danish two-word stimuli, left fronto-temporal areas detect not only sentence–list contrasts but also grammatical details like syntactic frame. Huge thanks to the Danes who volunteered their 🧠 to make this possible!
Manipulating syntax without taxing working memory: MEG correlates of syntactic dependencies in a verb-second language
The neural basis of syntax is notoriously difficult to study without working memory and lexico-semantic confounds. To tackle these challenges, we presented syntactic dependencies in minimal Danish ...
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September 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
At-a-glance processing of syntactic dependencies in minimal DANISH two-word sentences by @simonekrogh.bsky.social!
Sentence-superiority and dependency effects emerge in fronto-temporal cortex from ~230ms.
Sentence-superiority and dependency effects emerge in fronto-temporal cortex from ~230ms.
Reposted by Dr. Dave Kenneth Tayao Cayado
The next EPS scientific meeting will be held at University College London, between 7th – 9th January 2026.
The portals for this meeting will open on Monday (8th September) at 10am (UK time)!
eps.ac.uk/next-meeting/
The portals for this meeting will open on Monday (8th September) at 10am (UK time)!
eps.ac.uk/next-meeting/
Next Meeting
EPS Meeting: University College London. 7th – 9th January 2026. This meeting will include the 54th EPS Bartlett Prize Lecture by Matthew Botvinick (with an accompanying symposium organised by Patri…
eps.ac.uk
September 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The next EPS scientific meeting will be held at University College London, between 7th – 9th January 2026.
The portals for this meeting will open on Monday (8th September) at 10am (UK time)!
eps.ac.uk/next-meeting/
The portals for this meeting will open on Monday (8th September) at 10am (UK time)!
eps.ac.uk/next-meeting/
New paper out in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review (open access)!
Using behavioral masked priming and single word reading with concurrent MEG recording, we investigate how our brain spots the tiny pieces of words (a.k.a. morphemes)—even when they’re playing hide-and-seek. 👀
Link ⬇️
Using behavioral masked priming and single word reading with concurrent MEG recording, we investigate how our brain spots the tiny pieces of words (a.k.a. morphemes)—even when they’re playing hide-and-seek. 👀
Link ⬇️
August 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
New paper out in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review (open access)!
Using behavioral masked priming and single word reading with concurrent MEG recording, we investigate how our brain spots the tiny pieces of words (a.k.a. morphemes)—even when they’re playing hide-and-seek. 👀
Link ⬇️
Using behavioral masked priming and single word reading with concurrent MEG recording, we investigate how our brain spots the tiny pieces of words (a.k.a. morphemes)—even when they’re playing hide-and-seek. 👀
Link ⬇️
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2 Lecturer (Assistant Prof) positions available @yorkpsychology.bsky.social! Come join our department!
#neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs
jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
#neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs
jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
Jobs - The University of York
jobs.york.ac.uk
July 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
2 Lecturer (Assistant Prof) positions available @yorkpsychology.bsky.social! Come join our department!
#neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs
jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
#neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs
jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
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SAVE THE DATE! Join us in Lisbon next year for the International Word Processing Conference (6–8 July 2026)!
WoProc continues the legacy of MoProc―a conference that, since 1999, has brought together researchers working on morphological processing.
www.woproc2026.com
WoProc continues the legacy of MoProc―a conference that, since 1999, has brought together researchers working on morphological processing.
www.woproc2026.com
WoProc 2026 | 13th International Word Processing Conference
Join WoProc 2026, the 13th International Word Processing Conference, in Lisbon, Portugal, from 6–8 July 2026.
www.woproc2026.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:59 AM
SAVE THE DATE! Join us in Lisbon next year for the International Word Processing Conference (6–8 July 2026)!
WoProc continues the legacy of MoProc―a conference that, since 1999, has brought together researchers working on morphological processing.
www.woproc2026.com
WoProc continues the legacy of MoProc―a conference that, since 1999, has brought together researchers working on morphological processing.
www.woproc2026.com
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Excited to share that our work, "Changes in auditory evoked responses at different levels of linguistic processing in adults and school-age children: An MEG study," is now out in Neuropsychologia!
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lVCr_fKKp...
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lVCr_fKKp...
July 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Excited to share that our work, "Changes in auditory evoked responses at different levels of linguistic processing in adults and school-age children: An MEG study," is now out in Neuropsychologia!
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lVCr_fKKp...
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lVCr_fKKp...
My 2nd MEG paper just got accepted for publication at Psychonomic Bulletin & Review! 🕺🏻
Using Tagalog as a test-case, we show that the brain can break down complex words into morphemes, despite obscured/opaque morphological boundaries.
Can’t wait to share this paper.
Using Tagalog as a test-case, we show that the brain can break down complex words into morphemes, despite obscured/opaque morphological boundaries.
Can’t wait to share this paper.
June 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My 2nd MEG paper just got accepted for publication at Psychonomic Bulletin & Review! 🕺🏻
Using Tagalog as a test-case, we show that the brain can break down complex words into morphemes, despite obscured/opaque morphological boundaries.
Can’t wait to share this paper.
Using Tagalog as a test-case, we show that the brain can break down complex words into morphemes, despite obscured/opaque morphological boundaries.
Can’t wait to share this paper.
Congratulations, Dr. Lai! @marcochlai.bsky.social
Today Marco Lai @marcochlai.bsky.social successfully defended his dissertation "Developing Language in the Brain: The Neural Development of Language Processing in School-Age Children"! Congratulations Dr. Lai!!
May 1, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Congratulations, Dr. Lai! @marcochlai.bsky.social
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New preprint ✨ w/ @olafhauk.bsky.social and Matt Lambon Ralph @mrccbu.bsky.social @cambridgeuni.bsky.social @gatescambridge.bsky.social
The anterior temporal lobe (ATL) seems crucial for both semantic memory and semantic composition. How to make sense of this neuroanatomical alignment? 🧠
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The anterior temporal lobe (ATL) seems crucial for both semantic memory and semantic composition. How to make sense of this neuroanatomical alignment? 🧠
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A common framework for semantic memory and semantic composition https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.11.648390v1
April 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New preprint ✨ w/ @olafhauk.bsky.social and Matt Lambon Ralph @mrccbu.bsky.social @cambridgeuni.bsky.social @gatescambridge.bsky.social
The anterior temporal lobe (ATL) seems crucial for both semantic memory and semantic composition. How to make sense of this neuroanatomical alignment? 🧠
🧵
The anterior temporal lobe (ATL) seems crucial for both semantic memory and semantic composition. How to make sense of this neuroanatomical alignment? 🧠
🧵
Had an amazing time talking about my work on visual word recognition and Tagalog morphology @exppsychsoc.bsky.social! 🧠🔤🔡 Thanks to everyone who attended my talk. 🫶🏻
April 4, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Had an amazing time talking about my work on visual word recognition and Tagalog morphology @exppsychsoc.bsky.social! 🧠🔤🔡 Thanks to everyone who attended my talk. 🫶🏻
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Lau, E. (2025). How single-neuron computation matters for cognitive neuroscience. JoCN Forum. jocnf.pubpub.org/pub/vhhe4nh9
How single-neuron computation matters for cognitive neuroscience
jocnf.pubpub.org
April 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Lau, E. (2025). How single-neuron computation matters for cognitive neuroscience. JoCN Forum. jocnf.pubpub.org/pub/vhhe4nh9
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Latest updates on the neural basis of invariant letter position coding in the brain
Dissecting the cortical stages of invariant word recognition https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.28.645903v1
March 31, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Latest updates on the neural basis of invariant letter position coding in the brain
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But we can do something! If you also work on language processing or first language acquisition focussing on cross-linguistic variation, then submit an abstract to *Crosslinguistic Perspectives on Processing and Learning 2025* #X_PPL2025!
Call for abstracts: easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/X...
Call for abstracts: easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/X...
March 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
But we can do something! If you also work on language processing or first language acquisition focussing on cross-linguistic variation, then submit an abstract to *Crosslinguistic Perspectives on Processing and Learning 2025* #X_PPL2025!
Call for abstracts: easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/X...
Call for abstracts: easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/X...
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Out now in Nature Comms. To learn a new word, we need to remember it. We track factors driving memory of novel words, showing which words we remember or forget is predictable across people, and isolate a distinct region of fusiform cortex sensitive to this memorability.
🧠📈 #VisionScience 🧠💬
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🧠📈 #VisionScience 🧠💬
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Memorability of novel words correlates with anterior fusiform activity during reading - Nature Communications
To learn new written words, we need to be able to remember their associated letters. Here, the authors show the factors that predict how memorable or forgettable new words are and show a region of hum...
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February 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Out now in Nature Comms. To learn a new word, we need to remember it. We track factors driving memory of novel words, showing which words we remember or forget is predictable across people, and isolate a distinct region of fusiform cortex sensitive to this memorability.
🧠📈 #VisionScience 🧠💬
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🧠📈 #VisionScience 🧠💬
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