Research output per year
Research output per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Language, Memory, and Attention (LMA) Research Group at Royal Holloway explores how humans communicate, learn, and process information across different contexts and stages of development. Our research examines language processing, reading acquisition, cognitive development, cultural evolution, attention, and the role of sleep in learning and mental health. Using experimental, computational, and neuroscientific methods, we investigate how individuals interact with language and their environment, how cognitive processes shape communication, and how learning mechanisms develop over time. Our work has broad applications, from improving education and literacy to understanding how attention functions in real-world settings.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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Polly Dalton
- Department of Psychology - Professor in Psychology
- Language, Memory and Attention
- Centre for Audiovisual Research
Person: Staff, Staff - Academic staff
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Assessing text experience in British primary school children: New validated title and author recognition tests
Cooper, H., Korochkina, M., Brysbaert, M. & Rastle, K., 23 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bringing the Reading Sciences Into the Classroom: Insights for Phonics Instruction
Ungerer, T., Rastle, K. & Armstrong, B., 5 May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Perspectives on Psychological Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Communication modality influences neighborhood density
Petrova, A., Rastle, K. & Lev - Ari, S., 2026, Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on the Evolution of Language (EVOLANG XVI). Nijmegen, The Netherlands: Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, p. 345 3 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Open Access
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The Farmland Songbird Project
Lachlan, R. (PI) & Sarfati, M. (Researcher CoI)
23/02/26 → 23/02/29
Project: Research
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Social Science Impact Accelerator: Every Child a Reader through Evidence-Based Policy and Practice
Rastle, K. (PI)
19/02/26 → 19/08/26
Project: Knowledge Exchange and Impact
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Exploring the evolution of vocal learning through comparative cultural evolution
Lachlan, R. (PI), Horrod-Wilson, W. (Student) & Watling, D. (CoI)
19/09/22 → 18/09/26
Project: Research
Activities
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Presentation on reading fluency for Roade English Hub
Rastle, K. (Participant)
14 Oct 2025Activity: Other › Public engagement, outreach and knowledge exchange - Public Lecture/debate/seminar
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Presentation at ResearchED national conference
Rastle, K. (Participant) & Lopukhina, A. (Participant)
6 Sept 2025Activity: Other › Public engagement, outreach and knowledge exchange - Public Lecture/debate/seminar
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Keynote for Little Wandle Champions conference
Rastle, K. (Participant)
30 Jun 2025Activity: Other › Public engagement, outreach and knowledge exchange - Public Lecture/debate/seminar
Prizes
Datasets
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Effects of statistical learning in passive and active contexts on reproduction and recognition of auditory sequences
Krishnan, S. (Creator), Royal Holloway, University of London, 2021
https://osf.io/t7k34/?view_only=b4df53733f264f91948951f263e8eb3d
Dataset
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Functional organisation for verb generation in children with developmental language disorder
Krishnan, S. (Creator), Royal Holloway, University of London, Dec 2020
https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/2WPX5 and 2 more links, https://openneuro.org/datasets/ds003145/versions/1.0.2, https://identifiers.org/neurovault.collection:8615 (show fewer)
Dataset
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Curiosity-driven learning in adults with and without dyslexia
Krishnan, S. (Creator), Royal Holloway, University of London, 20 Apr 2021
Dataset