<div dir="ltr">Attention colleagues:<br><br>The <a href="https://jov.arvojournals.org/" target="_blank"><i>Journal of <span class="gmail-il">Vision</span></i></a> invites submissions for a <a href="https://jov.arvojournals.org/ss/visionlanguageinterface.aspx" target="_blank">Special Issue</a> on<b> the <span class="gmail-il">interface</span> between <span class="gmail-il">vision</span> and <span class="gmail-il">language</span>.</b> The deadline has been extended to <b>June 30, 2026. </b><br><br><div><span class="gmail-il">Vision</span> and <span class="gmail-il">language</span> are often considered to be separate cognitive systems, studied by separate research teams. However, they interact when we use <span class="gmail-il">vision</span>
for linguistic communication: when reading printed text, when
describing verbally the things we see, and when observing the
expressions and gestures of an interlocutor (during sign <span class="gmail-il">language</span>, for example). The development of these critical skills changes the brain, such that the visual and <span class="gmail-il">language</span>
systems influence one another. In particular, regions of the cerebral
cortex that are typically responsive to visual stimuli are also
recruited for linguistic tasks. But some of those ideas are
controversial. For instance, for well over a century scientists have
debated whether the brains of literate individuals contain a region that
is specialized for recognizing written words.</div><div><br></div><div>The unique perspectives and techniques of <span class="gmail-il">vision</span> science contribute much to the understanding of <span class="gmail-il">language</span>.
This special issue welcomes empirical papers that use
behavioral/psychophysical, neuroimaging, electrophysiological and
stimulation methods. <br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Topics</b> include, but are not limited to:<br><ul><li>Functional specialization in the brain for reading and naming </li><li>Semantic representations in the brain </li><li>Letter recognition and perceptual learning </li><li>Sign <span class="gmail-il">language</span> comprehension </li><li>Eye movements during reading or other linguistic tasks</li><li>Development of visual skills for reading and communication </li><li>Links between visual cortical activity and representations in large <span class="gmail-il">language</span> models</li><li>Visual processing differences in dyslexia </li></ul><b>Editors:</b> Susana
Chung, Kalanit Grill-Spector, Garikoitz Lerma-Usabiaga, Hans Op de
Beeck, Zeynep Saygin, Alex White and Oscar Woolnough. <br><br></div><b>Deadline</b> for submissions: June 30, 2026. To submit a paper to this special issue please follow the Instructions for Authors at <a href="https://jov.arvojournals.org/SS/PeerReview.aspx" target="_blank">https://jov.arvojournals.org/SS/PeerReview.aspx</a>. All papers will be subject to peer review.<br><br></div>