2024
Sculpting new visual categories into the human brain
Iordan C, Ritvo V, Norman K, Turk-Browne N, Cohen J. Sculpting new visual categories into the human brain. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2410445121. PMID: 39625982, PMCID: PMC11648923, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2410445121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman brainCategory of visual objectsReal-time functional MRIDomains of cognitionExplicit awarenessNeural biasFunctional MRINeural representationPerceptual distinctivenessVisual categoriesVisual objectsActivity patternsBrainMotor controlResearch paradigmVisual knowledgeParticipantsControl categoryCognitionNeurofeedbackMemoryLearningParadigmCategoriesDecision-making
2020
Categorization in infancy based on novelty and co-occurrence
Wu R, Kurum E, Ahmed C, Sain D, Aslin RN. Categorization in infancy based on novelty and co-occurrence. Infant Behavior And Development 2020, 62: 101510. PMID: 33291063, DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2020.101510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTest trialsObject familiarityNovel objectsObject trialsFamiliar objectsObject categoriesEveryday situationsFamiliar categoriesAbstract categoriesSame categoryNovel categoryFamiliarityObjectsDifferent categoriesInformation abstractionFamiliarizationCategoriesCategorizationInfantsTime studyItemsNoveltyInfancyTrialsAbilityPhonetic documentation in three collections: Topics and evolution
Whalen D, DiCanio C, Dockum R. Phonetic documentation in three collections: Topics and evolution. Journal Of The International Phonetic Association 2020, 52: 95-121. PMID: 35400757, PMCID: PMC8992502, DOI: 10.1017/s0025100320000079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhonetic documentationPhonetic aspectsProperties of languageJournal of PhoneticsBook-length studyPhonetic propertiesWorld's languagesPhonetic structureLanguage familiesIndo-EuropeanLanguageFuller coverageDocumentation projectDocumentation effortsSOWLJournalsAcoustic propertiesPerceptual measuresSuprasegmentalsPhoneticsConsonantsVowelsArticleCategoriesDocuments
2018
The effect of native language on the second language vowel variability
Kang J, Whalen D, Nam H. The effect of native language on the second language vowel variability. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2018, 144: 1868-1868. DOI: 10.1121/1.5068217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVowel pairsEnglish vowelsVowel categoriesMale speakersKorean learners of EnglishEffect of native languageKorean L2 learnersLearners of EnglishNative English speakersRepetition of wordsL2 learnersL2 vowelsF1/F2 spaceKorean vowelsEnglish speakersNative languageFemale speakersNative categoriesVowelsEnglishSpeakersAcoustic resultsLanguageLearnersCategoriesGender Identity and Sexual Identity Labels Used by U.S. High School Students: A Co-Occurrence Network Analysis
White A, Moeller J, Ivcevic Z, Brackett M. Gender Identity and Sexual Identity Labels Used by U.S. High School Students: A Co-Occurrence Network Analysis. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2018, 5: 243-252. DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000266.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
The Effect of Zipfian Frequency Variations on Category Formation in Adult Artificial Language Learning
Schuler KD, Reeder PA, Newport EL, Aslin RN. The Effect of Zipfian Frequency Variations on Category Formation in Adult Artificial Language Learning. Language Learning And Development 2017, 13: 357-374. PMID: 30405323, PMCID: PMC6217973, DOI: 10.1080/15475441.2016.1263571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArtificial languageGrammatical categoriesNatural languageArtificial language learningDistributional informationLanguage learningHuman learnersDistributional learningIndividual wordsDistributional contextsFrequent wordsCategory formationLanguageCategory structureZipfian distributionWordsLearnersCertain contextsRecent researchContextLearningCuesCategoriesTaskCategorization
2016
A neural signature of rapid category-based target selection as a function of intra-item perceptual similarity, despite inter-item dissimilarity
Wu R, Pruitt Z, Runkle M, Scerif G, Aslin RN. A neural signature of rapid category-based target selection as a function of intra-item perceptual similarity, despite inter-item dissimilarity. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics 2016, 78: 749-760. PMID: 26732265, PMCID: PMC4811727, DOI: 10.3758/s13414-015-1039-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional templatesPerceptual similarityVisual searchVisual search taskHigh-level categorizationNeural measuresNeural signaturesFeature similaritySearch taskCategory itemsSearch templateSearch performanceDissimilar featuresCategory levelNovel categoryAmount of informationTarget selectionCategorizationItemsObjectsWordsTaskAdulthoodCategoriesAdults
2014
Phonetic Category Learning and Its Influence on Speech Production
Aslin RN. Phonetic Category Learning and Its Influence on Speech Production. Ecological Psychology 2014, 26: 4-15. PMID: 24954995, PMCID: PMC4061984, DOI: 10.1080/10407413.2014.874839.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
The brain basis of emotion: A meta-analytic review
Lindquist KA, Wager TD, Kober H, Bliss-Moreau E, Barrett LF. The brain basis of emotion: A meta-analytic review. Behavioral And Brain Sciences 2012, 35: 121-143. PMID: 22617651, PMCID: PMC4329228, DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x11000446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiscrete emotion categoriesBrain basisEmotion categoriesBrain regionsMeta-analytic findingsMeta-analytic reviewDistinct brain regionsConstructionist approachMeta-analytic summaryEmotion experienceAffective neurosciencePsychological scienceNeuroimaging literatureHuman emotionsPsychological operationsTarget articleEmotionsSurge of studiesNeurosciencePerceptionLittle evidenceHypothesisMindCategoriesExperienceIn Perfect Harmony: Synchronizing the Self to Activated Social Categories
Kawakami K, Phills C, Greenwald A, Simard D, Pontiero J, Brnjas A, Khan B, Mills J, Dovidio J. In Perfect Harmony: Synchronizing the Self to Activated Social Categories. Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology 2012, 102: 562-575. PMID: 22059847, DOI: 10.1037/a0025970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial categoriesIntergroup relationsCategory activationCategory primingStereotypic traitsStudy 1Study 3Target categoryOrganizing constructSocial goalsBehavioral sciencesSelfSocial groupsConsistent evidenceSpecific goalsPeopleHuman survivalPrimingCategoriesInterdependentConstructsGoalImplications of changesImplicationsAssociationPersonality Impressions From Identity Claims on Facebook
Ivcevic Z, Ambady N. Personality Impressions From Identity Claims on Facebook. Psychology Of Popular Media Culture 2012, 1: 38-45. DOI: 10.1037/a0027329.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Infants are sensitive to within-category variation in speech perception
McMurray B, Aslin R. Infants are sensitive to within-category variation in speech perception. Cognition 2005, 95: b15-b26. PMID: 15694642, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2004.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpeech perceptionCategory variationHead-turn preference procedureRepetition of wordsPhonetic categoriesInfants' sensitivityPreference procedureCategory detailPrevious researchPerceptionSame categoryAdultsSystematic sensitivityPhonemesListenersTokensConsonantsSpeechRecent evidenceVOTWordsInfantsRecent workRepetitionCategories
2004
Semantic Priming of Different Affective Categories
Rossell S, Nobre A. Semantic Priming of Different Affective Categories. Emotion 2004, 4: 354-363. PMID: 15571434, DOI: 10.1037/1528-3542.4.4.354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegatively valenced wordsSemantic primingValenced wordsLexical decision taskAffective categoriesSadness primesNeutral wordsSad targetsDecision taskPriming facilitationWord pairsAssociative mechanismPrimingWordsAdverse contextIncreased vigilanceAssociationVigilanceTaskCategoriesFacilitationPrime targetAnticipatory Eye Movements Reveal Infants' Auditory and Visual Categories
McMurray B, Aslin R. Anticipatory Eye Movements Reveal Infants' Auditory and Visual Categories. Infancy 2004, 6: 203-229. PMID: 33430530, DOI: 10.1207/s15327078in0602_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnticipatory eye movementsStimulus dimensionsVisual categoriesNovel stimuliEye movementsEye movement responsesDiscriminative responseGeneralization trialsVisual reinforcerSpatial locationIndividual infantsStimuliTraining phaseAuditoryParadigmCuesInfantsReinforcersCategorizationTrainingDimensionsCategoriesMovementIdentityNew paradigm
2003
Effect of Social Category Priming on Personal Attitudes
Kawakami K, Dovidio J, Dijksterhuis A. Effect of Social Category Priming on Personal Attitudes. Psychological Science 2003, 14: 315-319. PMID: 12807403, DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.14451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProbabilistic Constraint Satisfaction at the Lexical/Phonetic Interface: Evidence for Gradient Effects of Within-Category VOT on Lexical Access
McMurray B, Tanenhaus M, Aslin R, Spivey M. Probabilistic Constraint Satisfaction at the Lexical/Phonetic Interface: Evidence for Gradient Effects of Within-Category VOT on Lexical Access. Journal Of Psycholinguistic Research 2003, 32: 77-97. PMID: 12647564, DOI: 10.1023/a:1021937116271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLexical accessSpeech perceptionEye movement paradigmPerceptual systemPerceptual consequencesVOT continuumCategory variationTemporal contextInformation integrationVOTPerceptionProbabilistic constraint satisfactionSuch categoriesMultiple sourcesWordsSatisfactionCorrelatesParadigmInvariant propertiesCategoriesInformationInvarianceContextResearchResearchers
1991
Intonational differences between the reduplicative babbling of French- and English-learning infants*
Whalen D, Levitt A, Wang Q. Intonational differences between the reduplicative babbling of French- and English-learning infants*. Journal Of Child Language 1991, 18: 501-516. PMID: 1761611, DOI: 10.1017/s0305000900011223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntonational differencesEnglish-learning infantsEnglish learningFrench learningPrelinguistic babblingTarget languageFalling intonationLanguage environmentReduplicated babblingF0 patternsLanguage groupsEnglish childrenFrench childrenLanguageUtterancesExpert listenersBabblingPerceptual assessmentFundamental frequencyIntonationSyllablesListenersFall categoriesFrenchCategories
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