2018
Expectation affects neural repetition suppression in infancy
Emberson LL, Boldin AM, Robertson CE, Cannon G, Aslin RN. Expectation affects neural repetition suppression in infancy. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2018, 37: 100597. PMID: 30473471, PMCID: PMC6918478, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2018.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfants' neural responsesRepetition suppressionNeural responsesInfant brainNeural repetition suppressionAuditory repetition suppressionControl conditionSame stimulus resultsPredictive processingAuditory stimuliStimulus presentationNeural activationNeural phenomenaPredictive codingStimuli resultsStimuliRecent workFNIRSExpectationsContextBrainParadigmRepetitionProcessingInfancy
2016
Methodology for high-yield acquisition of functional near-infrared spectroscopy data from alert, upright infants
Goodwin JR, Cannaday AE, Palmeri HG, Di Costanzo A, Emberson LL, Aslin RN, Berger AJ. Methodology for high-yield acquisition of functional near-infrared spectroscopy data from alert, upright infants. Neurophotonics 2016, 3: 031415-031415. PMID: 27493980, PMCID: PMC4963382, DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.3.3.031415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention of infantsVisual cortex activationData rejection criteriaCognitive scienceBasic research goalCortex activationGood optical contactVisual stimulation paradigmInfant dataStimulation paradigmVisual stimulation protocolAcquisitionTime courseInfantsSpectroscopy researchResearch goalParadigmAdultsAttentionResearchHemodynamic dataConformityResearchers
2012
Rational snacking: Young children’s decision-making on the marshmallow task is moderated by beliefs about environmental reliability
Kidd C, Palmeri H, Aslin RN. Rational snacking: Young children’s decision-making on the marshmallow task is moderated by beliefs about environmental reliability. Cognition 2012, 126: 109-114. PMID: 23063236, PMCID: PMC3730121, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2012.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarshmallow taskSelf-control abilityGratification taskIndividual differencesRational decision-making processSustained delayGreater rewardsUnreliable conditionsLater lifeTaskClassic paradigmDecision-making processChildrenBeliefsMischelPiagetRewardGratificationAbilityParadigmEvidenceDifferencesReliability
2011
SMART-T: A system for novel fully automated anticipatory eye-tracking paradigms
Shukla M, Wen J, White KS, Aslin RN. SMART-T: A system for novel fully automated anticipatory eye-tracking paradigms. Behavior Research Methods 2011, 43: 384-398. PMID: 21327871, PMCID: PMC4593507, DOI: 10.3758/s13428-010-0056-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnticipatory eye movementsEye gaze dataGaze dataEye-tracking paradigmImportant cognitive capacitiesGaze-contingent paradigmGraphical front endCognitive processingImplicit measuresCognitive capacityMultimodal stimuliIntertrial intervalTrial basisEye movementsTraining phasePsychophysics ToolboxPredictive patternsMATLAB moduleOnline learningLearningParadigmDifferent measuresSmartMATLAB scriptFront end
2010
Correspondences between what infants see and know about causal and self-propelled motion
Cicchino JB, Aslin RN, Rakison DH. Correspondences between what infants see and know about causal and self-propelled motion. Cognition 2010, 118: 171-192. PMID: 21122832, PMCID: PMC3038602, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2010.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociative learning accountCausal agencyDomain-general frameworkSelf-propelled objectsHead-mounted cameraInfants' understandingLearning accountHabituation paradigmStatistical regularitiesAdditional cuesVisual environmentSelf-propelled motionHuman actionsCausal eventsHuman motionMonths of ageAnimacyCuesSubsequent experimentsPeopleCausalObjectsInfantsParadigmUnderstanding
2004
Anticipatory 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
Probabilistic 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
2002
Statistical learning of new visual feature combinations by infants
Fiser J, Aslin R. Statistical learning of new visual feature combinations by infants. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2002, 99: 15822-15826. PMID: 12429858, PMCID: PMC137800, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.232472899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-level visual representationsHigh-order visual featuresVisual featuresUnderlying statistical structureVisual feature combinationsAbility of humansComplex visual featuresAssociative learningVisual objectsHabituation paradigmEfficient learning mechanismStatistical learningLearning mechanismMere observationStatistical structureVisual representationStatistical coherenceLearningSceneFeature combinationsRepresentationEarly developmentMore attentionInfantsParadigm
1977
Perceptual analysis of speech sounds by prelinguistic infants: A first report
Aslin R, Perey A, Hennesy E, Pisoni D. Perceptual analysis of speech sounds by prelinguistic infants: A first report. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1977, 62: s99-s99. DOI: 10.1121/1.2016490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpeech perception abilitiesSpeech soundsPerception abilityNovel speech soundsHead-turning paradigmEarly environmental experiencesHead-turning responsePerceptual constancyPrelinguistic infantsVisual stimuliDiscrimination trainingPerceptual analysisTraining stimulusEnvironmental experiencesConditioning phaseStimuliTransfer phaseYoung infantsSoundFeature analysisSpeechInfantsAbilityParadigmTraining