Elise A. Piazza



Preprints/Under review

Piazza, E. A., Iordan, M. C., Williams, J., & Hasson, U. (In prep). The neural mechanisms of natural music production and learning.
Piazza, E. A.*, Iordan, M. C.*, Williams, J.*, & Hasson, U. (In prep). The impact of preprocessing parameters on inter-subject reliability in naturalistic fMRI paradigms. *Equal contribution.


Peer-reviewed publications

Piazza, E. A., Nencheva, M., & Lew-Williams, C. (2021). The development of communication across timescales. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 30, 459-467. doi pdf
Piazza, E. A., Cohen, A., Trach, J., & Lew-Williams, C. (2021). Neural synchrony predicts children's learning of novel words. Cognition, 214, 104752. doi pdf data
Nencheva, M., Piazza, E. A., & Lew-Williams, C. (2020). The moment-to-moment pitch dynamics of child-directed speech shape toddlers' attention and learning. Developmental Science, e12997. doi pdf data
Piazza, E. A., Hasenfratz, L., Hasson, U., & Lew-Williams, C. (2020). Infant and adult brains are coupled to the dynamics of natural communication. Psychological Science, 31, 6-17. doi pdf data
Piazza, E. A., Theunissen, F. E., Wessel, D., & Whitney, D. (2018). Rapid adaptation to the timbre of natural sounds. Scientific Reports, 8, 13826. doi pdf stimuli
Piazza, E. A., Denison, R. N., & Silver, M. A. (2018). Recent cross-modal statistical learning influences visual perceptual selection. Journal of Vision, 18(3):1, 1-12. doi pdf
Piazza, E. A., Iordan, M. C., & Lew-Williams, C. (2017). Mothers consistently alter their unique vocal fingerprints when communicating with infants. Current Biology, 27, 3162-3167. doi pdf
Piazza, E. A. & Silver, M. A. (2017). Relative spatial frequency processing drives hemispheric asymmetry in conscious awareness. Frontiers in Psychology, 8:559. doi pdf
Liu, Y., Piazza, E. A., Simony, E., Shewokis, P., Onaral, B., Hasson, U., & Ayaz, H. (2017). Measuring speaker-listener neural coupling with functional near infrared spectroscopy. Scientific Reports, 7, 43293. doi pdf
Piazza, E. A. & Silver, M. A. (2014). Persistent hemispheric differences in the perceptual selection of spatial frequencies. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 26(9), 2021-2027. doi pdf
Banks, M. S., Cooper, E. A., & Piazza, E. A. (2014). Camera focal length and the perception of pictures. Ecological Psychology, 26, 1-17. doi pdf
Piazza, E. A., Sweeny, T., Wessel, D., Silver, M. A., & Whitney, D. (2013). Humans use summary statistics to perceive auditory sequences. Psychological Science, 24 (8), 1389-1397. doi pdf
Cooper, E. A., Piazza, E. A., & Banks, M. S. (2012). The perceptual basis of common photographic practice. Journal of Vision, 12(5):8, 1-14. doi pdf
Denison, R. N., Piazza, E. A., & Silver, M. A. (2011). Predictive context influences perceptual selection during binocular rivalry. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 5:166, 1-11. doi pdf
Navarra, J., Hartcher-O'Brien, J., Piazza, E. A., & Spence, C. (2009). Adaptation to audiovisual asynchrony modulates the speeded detection of sound. PNAS, 106, 9169-9173. doi pdf
Massaro, D. W., Carreira-Perpinan, M. A., Merrill, D. J., Sterling, C., Bigler, S., Piazza, E., & Perlman, M. A. (2008). iGlasses: an automatic wearable speech supplement in face-to-face communication and classroom situations. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces (ICMI 2008), 197-198. V. Digalakis, A. Potamianos, M. Turk, R. Pieraccini, Y. Ivanov (eds.) pdf


Theses

Piazza, E. A. (2015). Hemispheric asymmetry and multisensory learning impact visual perceptual selection. (Dissertation, Doctor of Philosophy in Vision Science, University of California, Berkeley). pdf
Piazza, E. A. (2009). Looking for the "harmonic inversion effect": The impact of musical expertise on memory for retrograde and inverted harmonic progressions. (Undergraduate honors thesis, Williams College Department of Psychology). pdf


Selected Conference Presentations

Piazza, E. A., Cassano, R., Iordan, M. C., Williams, J., Izen, S., & Hasson, U. (2021). A naturalistic approach to studying temporal processing during musical performance. Talk presented at the 181st Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Seattle, WA, November 29-December 3.
Cassano, R., Williams, J., Iordan, M. C., Hasson, U., & Piazza, E. A.. (2021). Hierarchical processing of temporal information during naturalistic music production and perception. Poster presented at the 17th Annual NeuroMusic Conference, Virtual conference, November 20.
Piazza, E. A., Cohen, A., & Lew-Williams, C. (2020). Neural synchrony predicts novel word learning from storybooks. Talk presented at the 22nd Biennial International Congress of Infant Studies, Virtual conference, July 6-9.
Piazza, E. A., Cohen, A., & Lew-Williams, C. (2019). Neural synchrony predicts novel word learning from storybooks. Talk presented at the 44th Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston, MA, November 7-10.
Piazza, E. A., Iordan, M. C., Hasenfratz, L., Hasson, U., & Lew-Williams, C. (2019). Using naturalistic paradigms to study how adult speakers accommodate infant listeners' unique processing demands. Talk presented at the 177th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Louisville, KY, May 13-18.
Piazza, E. A., Hasenfratz, L., Hasson, U., & Lew-Williams, C. (2018). Infant and adult brains are coupled to the dynamics of social behavior during naturalistic communication. Talk presented at the 43rd Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston, MA, November 2-4.
Nencheva, M., Piazza, E. A., & Lew-Williams, C. (2018). The real-time dynamics of child-directed speech: Using pupillometry to evaluate children's processing of natural pitch contours. Talk presented at the 43rd Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston, MA, November 2-4.
Piazza, E. A., Hasenfratz, L., Hasson, U., & Lew-Williams, C. (2018). Infant and adult brains are coupled to the dynamics of social behavior during real-life communication. Talk* presented at the 48th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, November 3-7.

*Selected as session chair
Piazza, E. A., Hasenfratz, L., Hasson, U., & Lew-Williams, C. (2018). Neural coupling between infants and adults supports successful communication. Poster presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Madison, WI, July 25-28. poster
Piazza, E. A., Hasenfratz, L., Hasson, U., & Lew-Williams, C. (2018). Neural coupling between infants and adults underlies naturalistic communication. Talk presented at the 21st Biennial International Congress of Infant Studies, Philadelphia, PA, June 30-July 3.
Piazza, E. A., Iordan, M. C., Hasson, U., & Lew-Williams, C. (2017). The importance of "motherese": Early drivers of successful communication. Poster presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C., November 11-15. poster
Piazza, E. A., Iordan, M. C., & Lew-Williams, C. (2017). Mothers consistently alter the unique statistical fingerprint of their voice when communicating with their infants. Talk presented at the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Advances in Statistical Learning, Bilbao, Spain, June 28-30.
Piazza, E. A., Iordan, M. C., & Lew-Williams, C. (2017). Timbre code-switching: How mothers alter their unique vocal statistics to communicate with their children. Talk presented at the 2017 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX, April 6-8.
Piazza, E. A., Theunissen, F. E., Wessel, D., & Whitney, D. (2016). Rapid adaptation to the timbre of natural sounds. Poster* presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, November 12-16.

*Presentation selected for a travel award and inclusion in SfN's Hot Topics news release
poster
Piazza, E. A., Theunissen, F. E., Wessel, D., & Whitney, D. (2016). Listeners rapidly adapt to musical timbre. Poster presented at the 14th Meeting of the International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition, San Francisco, CA, July 5-9.
Piazza, E. A., Wong, K. Y., & Silver, M. A. (2015). Contextual processing modulates hemispheric differences in visual perceptual selection. Poster presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, CA, March 28-31. poster
Piazza, E. A., Denison, R. N., Sweeny, T., Sheynin, J., Silver, M. A., & Whitney, D. (2014). The optimal time scale of statistical summary in human auditory perception. Talk presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC, November 15-19.
Piazza, E. A. & Silver, M. A. (2013). Persistent hemispheric differences in the perceptual selection of spatial frequencies. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, November 9-13. poster
Piazza, E. A., Sweeny, T. D., Wessel, D., Silver, M. A., & Whitney, D. (2013). Auditory ensemble coding: an efficient mechanism for perceiving tone sequences. Talk presented at the Society for Music Perception and Cognition, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 8-11.
Piazza, E., Denison, R. N., Schram, M., & Silver, M. A. (2012). Implicit multisensory statistical learning influences visual perceptual selection. Poster presented at the 12th Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL, May 11-16. poster
Piazza, E., Sweeny, T., Wessel, D., & Whitney, D. (2011). Ensemble coding in audition. Talk presented at the 12th International Multisensory Research Forum, Fukuoka, Japan, October 17-20. abstract
Piazza, E. & Silver, M. A. (2011). The time course of hemispheric asymmetries in perceptual selection of spatial frequency information. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL, May 6-11. abstract poster