Defne Akkuş (Affliated lab member)

defnea@metu.edu.tr

About me

I am a M.Sc. student at the Cognitive Psychology program at Middle East Technical University. I graduated from the department of Psychology from METU, where I also completed a minor in Philosophy of Science and Logic. My research broadly focuses on perception and language, with particular interest in how sensory experiences and symbolic processes shape human understanding across different modalities and languages.

Publications & Presentations

Talks

Akkuş, D., Tekin, N., Dövenicoğlu, D. (2025, August). Perceived Material Qualities from Turkish and Japanese Onomatopoeia Suggest Universality. MANER Conference 2025. Mainz/Darmstadt, Germany.

Poster Presentations

Akkuş, D., Altay, D., Karadöller, D. Z., & Dövencioğlu, D. (September, 2025). Yetişkinler ve Çocuklarda Ses Sembolizminin Malzeme Algısına Etkisi. IX. Deneysel Bilişsel Psikoloji Sempozyumu. İstanbul, Türkiye.

Akkuş, D., Tekin, N., Dövenicoğlu, D. (August, 2025). Perceived Material Qualities from Turkish and Japanese Onomatopoeia Suggest Universality. 47th European Conference on Visual Perception. Mainz, Germany.

Akkuş, D., Altay, D., Karadöller, D. Z., & Dövencioğlu, D. (May, 2025). Perceived Material Characteristics from Sound Symbolic Words by Turkish-Speaking Adults and Children. Jean Piaget Society Meeting. Belgrade, Serbia.

Tuncel, İ.*, Akkuş, D.*, Dövencioğlu, D. (June, 2024). To What Extend Do Turkish Onomatopoeic Words Mimic Natural Material Sounds? 10th International Symposium on Brain and Cognitive Science. Ankara, Turkey.