The architecture and processes underlying visual word recognition represent some of the most intricate systems in human cognition. The seemingly simple act of reading a word involves not only a ...

Nearly 300 spellers gather this week for the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee This year%27s bee will feature for the first time vocabulary words for competitors to define Spellers come from all 50 ...

If Snigdha Nandipati, the 14-year-old who won last year's Scripps National Spelling Bee, had been asked to define her winning word, "guetapens," things might have turned out differently. This year, a ...