2025
Hippocampal encoding of memories in human infants
Yates T, Fel J, Choi D, Trach J, Behm L, Ellis C, Turk-Browne N. Hippocampal encoding of memories in human infants. Science 2025, 387: 1316-1320. PMID: 40112047, DOI: 10.1126/science.adt7570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfantile amnesiaFunctional magnetic resonance imagingEncoding of memoriesMemory taskEpisodic memoryHippocampal encodingHuman infantsAwake infantsMemoryEncoding mechanismMagnetic resonance imagingAmnesiaMemory-basedIndividual memoryAutobiographical recordResonance imagingPostencodingHippocampusPeriod of human lifeYears of ageInfancyBrainTaskRetrieval
2024
Infant neuroscience: how to measure brain activity in the youngest minds
Turk-Browne N, Aslin R. Infant neuroscience: how to measure brain activity in the youngest minds. Trends In Neurosciences 2024, 47: 338-354. PMID: 38570212, PMCID: PMC11956833, DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2024.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional Near-Infrared SpectroscopyMeasure brain activityBrain activityApplication of functional magnetic resonance imagingHuman infantsCognitive neuroscienceCognitive tasksInfant brainAwake infantsMagnetic resonance imagingNear-infrared spectroscopyMagnetoencephalographyMindfulnessResonance imagingNon-invasive methodInfantsElectroencephalographyPredictions About Reward Outcomes in Rhesus Monkeys
Huang Y, Chang H, Santos L, Rosati A. Predictions About Reward Outcomes in Rhesus Monkeys. Behavioral Neuroscience 2024, 138: 43-58. PMID: 38060026, PMCID: PMC11287479, DOI: 10.1037/bne0000573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReward prediction errorReward outcomesNovel behavioral taskReward-based decisionCognitive processesReward sensitivityCognitive evidenceBehavioral tasksUnexpected rewardsSurprising eventsPrediction errorLifespan changesStudy 1Study 2Human infantsNonhuman animalsAdolescent monkeysRewardDevelopmental signaturesNeurobiological techniquesOlder ageMonkeysPossible outcomesRhesus monkeysTask
2023
Automated and manual segmentation of the hippocampus in human infants
Fel J, Ellis C, Turk-Browne N. Automated and manual segmentation of the hippocampus in human infants. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2023, 60: 101203. PMID: 36791555, PMCID: PMC9957787, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2023.101203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManual segmentationHippocampal segmentationInter-rater reliabilityAutomated SegmentationSegmentation methodSegmentationAnatomical MRI scansEarly hippocampal developmentHead motionFreeSurfer softwareSoftwareHippocampal developmentMRI scansHippocampal structureAwake infantsInfantsHippocampusFMRI protocolAnatomical scansGold standardAdult templateHuman infantsScan qualityScansProtocol
2022
Neural event segmentation of continuous experience in human infants
Yates T, Skalaban L, Ellis C, Bracher A, Baldassano C, Turk-Browne N. Neural event segmentation of continuous experience in human infants. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2200257119. PMID: 36252007, PMCID: PMC9618143, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2200257119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly visual regionsEvent segmentationVisual regionsAdults' brain activityContinuous sensory inputFunctional MRI dataEvent cognitionNaturalistic perceptionBehavioral judgmentsInfants' segmentationEvent boundariesNeural patternsBrain activitySensory regionsContinuous experienceSimplified taskInfant brainHuman infantsAssociative regionsSensory inputTemporal integrationAwake infantsBrain regionsAdult experienceTemporal precision
2021
Retinotopic organization of visual cortex in human infants
Ellis CT, Yates TS, Skalaban LJ, Bejjanki VR, Arcaro MJ, Turk-Browne NB. Retinotopic organization of visual cortex in human infants. Neuron 2021, 109: 2616-2626.e6. PMID: 34228960, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingAdult visual cortexMagnetic resonance imagingVisual areas V1Retinotopic organizationRetinotopic mapResonance imagingHorizontal meridianRetinotopic mappingCortexSubsequent developmental changesArea V1InfantsHuman infantsFunctional maturityFunctional mapsDevelopmental changesLow spatial frequenciesEarly maturationExtrastriateMonthsEvidence of hippocampal learning in human infants
Ellis CT, Skalaban LJ, Yates TS, Bejjanki VR, Córdova NI, Turk-Browne NB. Evidence of hippocampal learning in human infants. Current Biology 2021, 31: 3358-3364.e4. PMID: 34022155, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatistical learningHuman infantsTask-based fMRIMedial prefrontal cortexHuman memoryVisual sequencesDurable memoriesMemory capacityMemory integrationAnterior hippocampusHippocampal activityPrefrontal cortexVital abilityTemporal orderHippocampal learningEarly childhoodLearningMemoryMonosynaptic pathwayTrisynaptic pathwayHippocampusInfantsYounger agePosterior divisionFunctional activityA perfect storm: The distribution of tissue damage depends on seizure duration, hemorrhage, and developmental stage in a gyrencephalic, multi-factorial, severe traumatic brain injury model
Costine-Bartell B, Price G, Shen J, McGuone D, Staley K, Duhaime AC. A perfect storm: The distribution of tissue damage depends on seizure duration, hemorrhage, and developmental stage in a gyrencephalic, multi-factorial, severe traumatic brain injury model. Neurobiology Of Disease 2021, 154: 105334. PMID: 33753291, PMCID: PMC8135256, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2021.105334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryBrain injurySeizure durationHemispheric hypodensitySubarachnoid hemorrhageTissue damageSevere typeTraumatic brain injury modelSevere traumatic brain injuryEffects of seizuresSevere brain injuryFocal subarachnoid hemorrhageBrain injury modelHuman infantsPotential therapeutic targetLarge animal modelGray matter regionsPattern of damageMultifactorial injuryNeurologic scoresCortical impactSham injurySeizure inductionIntensive careSubdural hematomaAttention recruits frontal cortex in human infants
Ellis CT, Skalaban LJ, Yates TS, Turk-Browne NB. Attention recruits frontal cortex in human infants. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2021, 118: e2021474118. PMID: 33727420, PMCID: PMC7999871, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2021474118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingEvent-related functional magnetic resonance imagingOrienting of attentionAllocation of attentionInfant attentionInvalid trialsBrief cueUpcoming targetValid trialsFMRI activityInfants' fixationsTrial typesSalient eventsNeural effectsAttention networkFrontal regionsInfant brainHuman infantsParietal lobeBrain regionsFrontal cortexYoung infantsCuesInfant ageAttention
2020
Re-imagining fMRI for awake behaving infants
Ellis CT, Skalaban LJ, Yates TS, Bejjanki VR, Córdova NI, Turk-Browne NB. Re-imagining fMRI for awake behaving infants. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 4523. PMID: 32908125, PMCID: PMC7481790, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18286-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive tasksFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyTask-evoked activityMagnetic resonance imaging studyCognitive neuroscienceResonance imaging studyFMRI acquisitionHuman infantsFMRI datasetsHuman brainFMRITaskUnique methodological challengesMethodological challengesImaging studiesNeuroscienceInner workingsInfantsMindImportant insightsAcquisitionBrainDecisions
2018
The origins of cortical multisensory dynamics: Evidence from human infants
Werchan D, Baumgartner H, Lewkowicz D, Amso D. The origins of cortical multisensory dynamics: Evidence from human infants. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2018, 34: 75-81. PMID: 30099263, PMCID: PMC6629259, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2018.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Genomic Imprinting Is Implicated in the Psychology of Music
Mehr S, Kotler J, Howard R, Haig D, Krasnow M. Genomic Imprinting Is Implicated in the Psychology of Music. Psychological Science 2017, 28: 1455-1467. PMID: 28857689, DOI: 10.1177/0956797617711456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychology of musicMusic listeningInfant-directed songPitch discrimination abilitiesMusical phenotypesPerceptual sensitivityMusicSpecific deficitsParents' attentionHuman infantsListeningPsychologyInvestment demandSongsAttentionPrader-Willi syndromePeopleUnusual responseDeficitsExaggerationChildrenGreater reductionAdultsHistoryDisorders
2016
Statistical learning: a powerful mechanism that operates by mere exposure
Aslin RN. Statistical learning: a powerful mechanism that operates by mere exposure. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Cognitive Science 2016, 8 PMID: 27906526, PMCID: PMC5182173, DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMere exposureStatistical learning mechanismsLittle apparent effortTransfer of learningImplicit learningSpeech syllablesLittle active involvementUnderlying temporal structurePassive listeningStatistical learningLearning mechanismHuman infantsWIREs websiteApparent effortVariety of modalitiesFurther resourcesTemporal structureLearningPowerful mechanismInstructionAslinSyllablesSaffranSpecific typesListeningIsolating the effects of surface vasculature in infant neuroimaging using short-distance optical channels: a combination of local and global effects
Emberson LL, Crosswhite SL, Goodwin JR, Berger AJ, Aslin RN. Isolating the effects of surface vasculature in infant neuroimaging using short-distance optical channels: a combination of local and global effects. Neurophotonics 2016, 3: 031406-031406. PMID: 27158631, PMCID: PMC4835587, DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.3.3.031406.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Developmental plasticity of coordinated action patterns in the perinatal rat
Brumley M, Kauer S, Swann H. Developmental plasticity of coordinated action patterns in the perinatal rat. Developmental Psychobiology 2015, 57: 409-420. PMID: 25739742, PMCID: PMC4412776, DOI: 10.1002/dev.21280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecovery of functionMotor systemPerinatal periodSpinal cordMotor disordersPerinatal ratsNewborn ratsIntralimb coordinationSensory stimulationMotor behaviorMotor learningHuman infantsRatsMajor siteSensory feedbackDevelopmental plasticityAction patternsImproved strategiesPlasticityCordInfantsExpressionThe Subventricular Zone in the Immature Piglet Brain: Anatomy and Exodus of Neuroblasts into White Matter after Traumatic Brain Injury
Costine BA, Missios S, Taylor SR, McGuone D, Smith CM, Dodge CP, Harris BT, Duhaime AC. The Subventricular Zone in the Immature Piglet Brain: Anatomy and Exodus of Neuroblasts into White Matter after Traumatic Brain Injury. Developmental Neuroscience 2015, 37: 115-130. PMID: 25678047, PMCID: PMC4406780, DOI: 10.1159/000369091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injurySubventricular zoneWhite matterWhite matter tractsNumber of neuroblastsPostnatal neurogenesisBrain injuryEffects of TBICortical impact modelPostnatal day 14Human infantsGyral white matterNeurogenic precursor cellsYounger age groupsMonths of ageSVZ areaPND 7Contralateral hemisphereGyrencephalic brainGyrencephalic speciesPiglet brainLesion siteLarge lesionsLesion sizeDay 14
2014
Hemodynamic Correlates of Cognition in Human Infants
Aslin RN, Shukla M, Emberson LL. Hemodynamic Correlates of Cognition in Human Infants. Annual Review Of Psychology 2014, 66: 1-31. PMID: 25251480, PMCID: PMC4429889, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-010213-115108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingInfant cognitionHuman infantsCognitive neuroscienceCognitive processesCognitive developmentNeural mechanismsCorrelational dataCognitionHemodynamic correlatesMagnetic resonance imagingHemodynamic measuresNeuroscienceSophisticated waysKey findingsResonance imagingCorrelatesInfantsBlood oxygenationMeasuresBrainFindingsInferenceHypothesisThe Goldilocks Effect in Infant Auditory Attention
Kidd C, Piantadosi ST, Aslin RN. The Goldilocks Effect in Infant Auditory Attention. Child Development 2014, 85: 1795-1804. PMID: 24990627, PMCID: PMC4807134, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAuditory attentionAttentional selectionInfant attentionCognitive resourcesVisual attentionCognitive domainsStimulus complexityAuditory stimuliImplicit beliefsAcoustic inputBehavioral methodsTheorized mechanismsHuman infantsPrevious researchCapacity limitsTransitional statisticsGoldilocks effectAttentionStimuliInfantsBeliefsBroad principlesSoundPrevious studiesExpectationsAction anticipation in human infants reveals assumptions about anteroposterior body-structure and action
Hernik M, Fearon P, Csibra G. Action anticipation in human infants reveals assumptions about anteroposterior body-structure and action. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2014, 281: 20133205. PMID: 24573853, PMCID: PMC3953846, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.3205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman infantsCognitive mechanismsCognitive processingAction anticipationAction predictionFurther behaviorAnimal actionFamiliar animalsSeries of studiesSuch encodingsAncient relationsAnimal behaviorMonths of ageBiological adaptationCuesLimited exposureEncodingBehaviorPerceptionAnticipationProcessingInfantsActionOrientationObjects
2013
How self-generated experience contributes to the development of speech and language in human infants?
Lewkowicz D. How self-generated experience contributes to the development of speech and language in human infants? Multisensory Research 2013, 26: 56-56. DOI: 10.1163/22134808-000s0035.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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