title: Perceptual processing is facilitated by ascribing meaning to novel stimuli.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA. Electronic address: il24@cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lupyan
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Spivey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D032882:Comprehension / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual / Q000502:physiology*; D013561:Symbolism