Sahil Luthra, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut (2021) Assistant Professor, Cognitive Science Dr. Luthra will be reviewing graduate student applications for the upcoming academic year. Please check this website later this fall.
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Contact: Psychology A 240
Phone: (631) 632-7846
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Research Interests:
speech perception; talker variability; perceptual adaptation; auditory attention;
prediction; top-down effects
Current Research:
The lab is focused on the interface between language (especially speech) and cognition, motivated by the philosophy that the study of language can provide insight into the mechanisms underlying cognition and vice versa. Language processing draws upon myriad cognitive processes (e.g., attention, categorization, learning) and is scaffolded by the brain’s perceptual systems (e.g., the auditory system); as such, the study of language therefore necessitates a careful consideration of how each of these components may interact. Our approach yokes behavioral experiments, computational modeling, neuroimaging, and neuromodulation approaches, motivated by a core belief that marrying multiple methodologies is crucial for developing a mechanistic understanding of language and cognition.
PUBLICATIONS: Journal Articles
Recent articles:
Luthra, S., Razin, R., Tierney, A. T., Holt, L. L., & Dick, F. (under review). Category learning drives cortical attentional gain to diagnostic dimensions.
Luthra, S.*, Luor, A.*, Tierney, A.T., Dick, F., & Holt, L.L. (2025). Statistical learning dynamically shapes auditory perception. npj Science of Learning, 10, 41. * indicates joint first-author position.
Mechtenberg, H.*, Cummings, S. N.*, Myers, E. B. & Luthra, S. (2025). Cents and shenshibility: The role of reward in talker-specific phonetic recalibration. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics. Advance online publication. * indicates joint first-author position.
Magnuson, J. S. & Luthra, S. (2024). Simple Recurrent Networks are interactive. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 32(3), 1032-1040.