http://www.stir.ac.uk/people/janroukekuipers
I received my MSc cognitive Psychology and my PhD from Leiden University (2008). I held postdoctoral research positions at Bangor University before taking-up a lectureship in Psychology in Stirling (2013).
My work addresses a range questions in the psychology of language domain. Bilingualism: What is the influence of a bilingual upbringing on how a child learns and perceives language? Does/can a bilingual switch-off (aspects of) one language while speaking/ listening to another? The representation and processing of meaning in the brain: To what extent is meaning embodied in visual and motor areas of the brain? Is there hemispheric specialisation for meaning processing of pictures and words? Dyslexia: What are the relative contributions of deficits in visual and phonological processing in dyslexia? How are these deficits related to visual attention? Language production: Which processes are involved in selecting words before speech? How is conceptual preparation and selection words achieved? I use a variety of research methods: reaction times, error rates, eye tracking, pupillometry, Event Related Potentials (ERPs), and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). I combine eye tracking with and ERP recording to study the relation between visual attention and ERP components. Teaching: Developmental Psychology (3rd year); Child Development (MSc); Research methods (MSc); Research in Bilingualism MSc.
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Kuipers JR & Westphal K (2021) Auditory processing and high task demands facilitate the bilingual executive control advantage in young adults. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 57, Art. No.: 100954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroling.2020.100954
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Variations in pupil size related to memory for recently presented words and event related potentials
Kuipers JR & Phillips WA (2020) Variations in pupil size related to memory for recently presented words and event related potentials. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience.
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Jones MW, Kuipers JR, Nugent S, Miley A & Oppenheim G (2018) Episodic traces and statistical regularities: Paired associate learning in typical and dyslexic readers. Cognition, 177, pp. 214-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2018.04.010
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Abstract images and words can convey the same meaning
Kuipers JR, Jones MW & Thierry G (2018) Abstract images and words can convey the same meaning. Scientific Reports, 8 (1), Art. No.: 7190. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25441-5
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Word meaning acquisition is reflected in brain potentials of isolated words
Kuipers JR, Uminski A, Green Z, Hughes D & Aglietti T (2017) Word meaning acquisition is reflected in brain potentials of isolated words. Scientific Reports, 7, Art. No.: 43341. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep43341
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Little Scientists – Big Impact
Caes L, Caldwell CA, Rafetseder E, Grainger C, Renner E, Atkinson M, Shing YL & Kuipers JR (2017) Little Scientists – Big Impact [The Developmental Research Team at the University of Stirling explain why they love their psychology kindergarten]. The Psychologist, 30, pp. 30-33. https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-30/october/little-scientists-big-impact
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ERPs Reveal the Time-Course of Aberrant Visual-Phonological Binding in Developmental Dyslexia
Jones MW, Kuipers JR & Thierry G (2016) ERPs Reveal the Time-Course of Aberrant Visual-Phonological Binding in Developmental Dyslexia. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 10, Art. No.: 71. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00071
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Bilingualism and increased attention to speech: Evidence from event-related potentials
Kuipers JR & Thierry G (2015) Bilingualism and increased attention to speech: Evidence from event-related potentials. Brain and Language, 149, pp. 27-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2015.07.004
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Language and culture modulate online semantic processing
Ellis C, Kuipers JR, Thierry G, Lovett V, Turnbull O & Jones MW (2015) Language and culture modulate online semantic processing. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 10 (10), pp. 1392-1396. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsv028
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On the road to somewhere: Brain potentials reflect language effects on motion event perception
Flecken M, Athanasopoulos P, Kuipers JR & Thierry G (2015) On the road to somewhere: Brain potentials reflect language effects on motion event perception. Cognition, 141, pp. 41-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2015.04.006
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Anomalous Transfer of Syntax between Languages
Vaughan-Evans A, Kuipers JR, Thierry G & Jones MW (2014) Anomalous Transfer of Syntax between Languages. Journal of Neuroscience, 34 (24), pp. 8333-8335. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0665-14.2014
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ERP-pupil size correlations reveal how bilingualism enhances cognitive flexibility
Kuipers JR & Thierry G (2013) ERP-pupil size correlations reveal how bilingualism enhances cognitive flexibility. Cortex, 49 (10), pp. 2853-2860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2013.01.012
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Bilinguals reading in their second language do not predict upcoming words as native readers do
Martin C, Thierry G, Kuipers JR, Boutonnet B, Foucart A & Costa A (2013) Bilinguals reading in their second language do not predict upcoming words as native readers do. Journal of Memory and Language, 69 (4), pp. 574-588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jml.2013.08.001
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Kuipers JR, van Koningsbruggen M & Thierry G (2013) Semantic priming in the motor cortex: Evidence from combined repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and event-related potential. NeuroReport, 24 (12), pp. 646-651. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNR.0b013e3283631467
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Congruency effects in conceptualizing for speech
Kuipers JR & La Heij W (2012) Congruency effects in conceptualizing for speech. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 65 (11), pp. 2155-2168. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2012.684693
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Event-related potential correlates of language change detection in bilingual toddlers
Kuipers JR & Thierry G (2012) Event-related potential correlates of language change detection in bilingual toddlers. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2 (1), pp. 97-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2011.08.002
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N400 amplitude reduction correlates with an increase in pupil size
Kuipers JR & Thierry G (2011) N400 amplitude reduction correlates with an increase in pupil size. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 5, Art. No.: 61. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2011.00061
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La Heij W, Boelens H & Kuipers JR (2010) Object interference in children's colour and position naming: Lexical interference or task-set competition?. Language and Cognitive Processes, 25 (4), pp. 568-588. https://doi.org/10.1080/01690960903381174
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Athanasopoulos P, Dering B, Wiggett A, Kuipers JR & Thierry G (2010) Perceptual shift in bilingualism: brain potentials reveal plasticity in pre-attentive colour perception. Cognition, 116 (3), pp. 437-443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2010.05.016
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Kuipers JR & Thierry G (2010) Event-related brain potentials reveal the time-course of language change detection in early bilinguals. NeuroImage, 50 (4), pp. 1633-1638. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.01.076
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The limitations of cascading in the speech production system
Kuipers JR & La Heij W (2009) The limitations of cascading in the speech production system. Language and Cognitive Processes, 24 (1), pp. 120-135. https://doi.org/10.1080/01690960802234177
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The Whorfian mind: Electrophysiological evidence that language shapes perception (Article Addendum)
Athanasopoulos P, Wiggett A, Dering B, Kuipers JR & Thierry G (2009) The Whorfian mind: Electrophysiological evidence that language shapes perception (Article Addendum). Communicative and Integrative Biology, 2 (4), pp. 332-334. https://doi.org/10.4161/cib.2.4.8400
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Unconscious effects of language-specific terminology on preattentive color perception
Thierry G, Athanasopoulos P, Wiggett A, Dering B & Kuipers JR (2009) Unconscious effects of language-specific terminology on preattentive color perception. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106 (11), pp. 4567-4570. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0811155106
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Semantic facilitation in category and action naming: Testing the message-congruency account
Kuipers JR & La Heij W (2008) Semantic facilitation in category and action naming: Testing the message-congruency account. Journal of Memory and Language, 58 (1), pp. 123-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jml.2007.05.005
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Structural complexity is not the (big) issue: A reply to Roelofs (2007)
La Heij W, Starreveld PA & Kuipers JR (2007) Structural complexity is not the (big) issue: A reply to Roelofs (2007). Language and Cognitive Processes, 22 (8), pp. 1261-1280. https://doi.org/10.1080/01690960701461715
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A further look at semantic context effects in language production: The role of response congruency
Kuipers JR, La Heij W & Costas A (2006) A further look at semantic context effects in language production: The role of response congruency. Language and Cognitive Processes, 21 (7-8), pp. 892-919. https://doi.org/10.1080/016909600824211
Commentary
La Heij W, Kuipers JR & Starreveld PA (2006) In defense of the lexical-competition account of picture-word interference: A comment on Finkbeiner and Caramazza (2006). Commentary on: FINKBEINER M AND CARAMAZZA A. Now you see it, now you don’t: On turning semantic interference into semantic facilitation in a Stroop-like task. Cortex, 42: 790-796, 2006. Cortex, 42 (7), pp. 1028-1031. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0010-9452%2808%2970209-0
