2021
Functional connectivity patterns predict naturalistic viewing versus rest across development
Sanchez-Alonso S, Rosenberg MD, Aslin RN. Functional connectivity patterns predict naturalistic viewing versus rest across development. NeuroImage 2021, 229: 117630. PMID: 33401011, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional network organizationNaturalistic viewingFunctional connectivity patternsFC patternsFunctional neural organizationResting-state paradigmConnectivity patternsNetwork organizationChildren's attentionTask engagementCognitive stateDevelopmental sampleNeural effectsNeural statesNaturalistic paradigmNeurodevelopmental trajectoriesFMRI dataNeural organizationFunction of developmentFunctional networksYoung adultsBehavioral phenotypesOrganization differencesViewingHead motion
2020
Judgments of spatial extent are fundamentally illusory: ‘Additive-area’ provides the best explanation
Yousif SR, Aslin RN, Keil FC. Judgments of spatial extent are fundamentally illusory: ‘Additive-area’ provides the best explanation. Cognition 2020, 205: 104439. PMID: 32948318, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2020.104439.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Dynamics of neural representations when searching for exemplars and categories of human and non-human faces
Bayet L, Zinszer B, Pruitt Z, Aslin RN, Wu R. Dynamics of neural representations when searching for exemplars and categories of human and non-human faces. Scientific Reports 2018, 8: 13277. PMID: 30185919, PMCID: PMC6125483, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31526-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-human facesHuman faceNeural representationTime-resolved multivariate pattern analysisFace perception abilitiesTraditional ERP analysisIndividual human facesMultivariate pattern analysisVisual search studiesNature of representationAttentional selectionERP analysisPerception abilityCategory representationsNeural patternsCategories of humanVisual searchExemplar representationsNeural responsesTarget itemsCategory targetsIndividual faceSearch studiesHuman adultsBehavioral effects
2017
Neural Signatures of Spatial Statistical Learning: Characterizing the Extraction of Structure from Complex Visual Scenes
Karuza EA, Emberson LL, Roser ME, Cole D, Aslin RN, Fiser J. Neural Signatures of Spatial Statistical Learning: Characterizing the Extraction of Structure from Complex Visual Scenes. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2017, 29: 1963-1976. PMID: 28850297, PMCID: PMC5886020, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTask-based connectivityStatistical learningBehavioral performanceParticipants' behavioral performanceMedial temporal activationPrior fMRI studiesComplex visual scenesCourse of learningDegree of learningNeural signaturesIndividual differencesDorsal striatalNeural substratesFMRI studyPsychophysiological interactionVisual sceneParticipants' abilityBehavioral evidenceOccipitoparietal activationInterregional couplingInternal representationPosttest performanceNeural activityConnectivity analysisSet of areasSensory cue-combination in the context of newly learned categories
Bankieris KR, Bejjanki VR, Aslin RN. Sensory cue-combination in the context of newly learned categories. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 10890. PMID: 28883455, PMCID: PMC5589839, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11341-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeficits in Top-Down Sensory Prediction in Infants At Risk due to Premature Birth
Emberson LL, Boldin AM, Riccio JE, Guillet R, Aslin RN. Deficits in Top-Down Sensory Prediction in Infants At Risk due to Premature Birth. Current Biology 2017, 27: 431-436. PMID: 28132814, PMCID: PMC5508567, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.12.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAuditory PerceptionBrainChild DevelopmentHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureLearningVisual PerceptionConceptsSensory predictionsVisual stimuliNeural responsesNeuro-cognitive impairmentPoor developmental outcomesNeural signaturesDevelopmental delayDevelopmental trajectoriesPattern violationsPreterm infantsInfants experienceNeuro-biomarkersDevelopmental outcomesBehavioral controlTheoretical viewsDeficitsPreterm infants experienceStimuliMedical complicationsPremature birthCommon causeIntervention regimensEarly identificationInfantsDevelopmental disturbances
2014
Learning bundles of stimuli renders stimulus order as a cue, not a confound
Qian T, Aslin RN. Learning bundles of stimuli renders stimulus order as a cue, not a confound. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 14400-14405. PMID: 25246587, PMCID: PMC4210001, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1416109111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStimulus orderCognitive phenomenaTask domainTask environmentConsecutive stimuliInfluence behaviorImportant cueCuesCognitionPrevious accountsNormative theoryStimuliBasketball gamesLatent clustersExplanatory powerUnderlying structureConfoundsPerceptionBundle representationsBehaviorPeopleGameRepresentationPerspectiveTheory
2012
The Goldilocks Effect: Human Infants Allocate Attention to Visual Sequences That Are Neither Too Simple Nor Too Complex
Kidd C, Piantadosi ST, Aslin RN. The Goldilocks Effect: Human Infants Allocate Attention to Visual Sequences That Are Neither Too Simple Nor Too Complex. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e36399. PMID: 22649492, PMCID: PMC3359326, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttentionChild DevelopmentHumansInfantLearningPhotic StimulationRegression AnalysisVisual Perception
2011
Cue Integration in Categorical Tasks: Insights from Audio-Visual Speech Perception
Bejjanki VR, Clayards M, Knill DC, Aslin RN. Cue Integration in Categorical Tasks: Insights from Audio-Visual Speech Perception. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e19812. PMID: 21637344, PMCID: PMC3102664, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCue integrationCue weightsPerceptual dimensionsSensory uncertaintyCategorical taskAudio-visual speech perceptionBayes-optimal observerSpeech perception tasksNormative modelPhonemic categorizationSensory reliabilityPerception taskSpeech perceptionVisual modalityComputational principlesHuman performanceSensory varianceParticipants' performanceVisual cuesTrial basisPhonemic labelingCategory variabilityCuesSensory variabilityTaskToddlers use speech disfluencies to predict speakers’ referential intentions
Kidd C, White KS, Aslin RN. Toddlers use speech disfluencies to predict speakers’ referential intentions. Developmental Science 2011, 14: 925-934. PMID: 21676111, PMCID: PMC3134150, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01049.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReferential intentionsSpeech disfluenciesIntended referentYoung childrenSpeaker’s intentionSpeaker’s referential intentionsEye-tracking studyLexical developmentOnline comprehensionSocial cuesDisfluenciesObject labelingPrevious researchDistributional informationPredictable locationsAge 2IntentionChildrenComprehensionCuesToddlersWordsReferentsSpeakersFirst evidence
2005
Encoding Multielement Scenes: Statistical Learning of Visual Feature Hierarchies
Fiser J, Aslin R. Encoding Multielement Scenes: Statistical Learning of Visual Feature Hierarchies. Journal Of Experimental Psychology General 2005, 134: 521-537. PMID: 16316289, DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.134.4.521.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Young Infants' Perception of Illusory Contours in Dynamic Displays
Johnson S, Aslin R. Young Infants' Perception of Illusory Contours in Dynamic Displays. Perception 1998, 27: 341-353. PMID: 9775316, DOI: 10.1068/p270341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCognitionComputer GraphicsDepth PerceptionFemaleForm PerceptionHumansInfantMaleMotion PerceptionOptical IllusionsVisual PerceptionConceptsIllusory contoursYoung Infants' PerceptionPerceive object unityDepth segregationObject unityInfants' perceptionCognitive contributionsComputer-generated displaysSecond displayFirst displayDynamic displayThird displaySpatiotemporal integrationPerceptionRod partTexture elementsMonths of ageDisplayBackground textureInfantsAbility
1988
Perceptual Development
Aslin R, Smith L. Perceptual Development. Annual Review Of Psychology 1988, 39: 435-473. PMID: 3278680, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ps.39.020188.002251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildHuman DevelopmentHumansInfantPhoneticsPsychology, ChildSpeech PerceptionVisual PerceptionConceptsPerceptual representationsPerceptual developmentHigher-order processesEffect of experiencePerceptual abilitiesCognitive operationsSpeech soundsVisual modalityLanguage abilityPsychophysical perspectiveLinguistic processesRepresentational changeLanguage influenceHigher-order operationsPostnatal experienceSelective reviewFuture researchRepresentationStrong supportDirectional predictionPotential influenceDevelopmentalistsExperienceGeneral goalTask
1977
Development of binocular fixation in human infants
Aslin R. Development of binocular fixation in human infants. Journal Of Experimental Child Psychology 1977, 23: 133-150. PMID: 839156, DOI: 10.1016/0022-0965(77)90080-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsChild DevelopmentEye MovementsFixation, OcularHumansInfantLensesMotion PerceptionReaction TimeVisual Perception