1. Lorenzo-Dus, N. & Izura, C. (in press). “cause ur special”: Understanding trust and complimenting behaviour in online grooming discourse. Journal of Pragmatics 112

   https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa33691
2. Lorenzo-Dus, N., Izura, C. & Pérez-Tattam, R. (2016). Understanding grooming discourse in computer-mediated environments. 12, 40-50.

   https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30880 doi:10.1016/j.dcm.2016.02.004
3. van Rijn, E., Lucignoli, C., Izura, C. & Blagrove, M. (2017). Sleep-dependent memory consolidation is related to perceived value of learned material. Journal of Sleep Research 26(3), 302-308.

   https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa33692 doi:10.1111/jsr.12457
4. Playfoot, D. & Izura, C. (2015). Spelling-to-sound correspondences affect acronym recognition processes. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology 68(5), 1026-1039.

   https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa18683 doi:10.1080/17470218.2014.977304
5. Izura, C., Wright, V. & Fouquet, N. (2014). Hemispheric asymmetries in word recognition as revealed by the orthographic uniqueness point effect. Frontiers in Psychology: Cognition 5(244)

   https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa18682 doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00244

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