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, 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 methodInfantsElectroencephalography
2023
Simultaneous Data Collection of fMRI and fNIRS Measurements Using a Whole-Head Optode Array and Short-Distance Channels.
Sanchez-Alonso S, Canale R, Nichoson I, Aslin R. Simultaneous Data Collection of fMRI and fNIRS Measurements Using a Whole-Head Optode Array and Short-Distance Channels. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2023 PMID: 37929988, DOI: 10.3791/65088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional near-infrared spectroscopyClinical populationsFNIRS measurementsFunctional brain activityStudy of brain functionNeuroimaging methodologiesNaturalistic studyCerebral blood oxygenationFunctional connectivityBrain activityStructural scansScanning sessionBrain functionFNIRS dataMagnetic resonance imagingNear-infrared spectroscopyFNIRS systemSubject-specific responsesSystemic physiological signalsShort-distance measurementsFNIRS equipmentFNIRS signalsGold standardResonance imaging
2022
Predictive brain signals mediate association between shared reading and expressive vocabulary in infants
Wang S, Tzeng O, Aslin R. Predictive brain signals mediate association between shared reading and expressive vocabulary in infants. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0272438. PMID: 35921370, PMCID: PMC9348734, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpressive vocabularyShared reading experiencesReading experienceBrain signalsExpressive vocabulary acquisitionEfficient language processingFurther mediation analysisUnique varianceUpcoming informationVocabulary acquisitionLanguage learningMediation analysisInfant brainLanguage processingVocabularyPredictive signalsMaternal educationOccipital lobeExperiencePresent studyTaskFirst evidenceLearningReadingProcessingTop-down sensory prediction in the infant brain at 6 months is correlated with language development at 12 and 18 months
Wang S, Zhang X, Hong T, Tzeng OJL, Aslin R. Top-down sensory prediction in the infant brain at 6 months is correlated with language development at 12 and 18 months. Brain And Language 2022, 230: 105129. PMID: 35576737, DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2022.105129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacArthur-Bates Communicative Development InventoriesLanguage developmentSensory predictionsVocabulary scoresVocabulary developmentVisual stimuliOccipital cortex activationCommunicative Development InventoryInfant language developmentExpressive vocabulary scoresInfants' vocabulary developmentNeural levelUnexpected omissionAuditory stimuliDevelopment InventoryNeural responsesCortex activationInfant brainNeural signalsPrevious researchStimuliSignificant positive correlationRobust supportMonthsScoresThe power of rhythms: how steady-state evoked responses reveal early neurocognitive development
Kabdebon C, Fló A, de Heering A, Aslin R. The power of rhythms: how steady-state evoked responses reveal early neurocognitive development. NeuroImage 2022, 254: 119150. PMID: 35351649, PMCID: PMC9294992, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTime-resolved multivariate pattern analysis of infant EEG data: A practical tutorial
Ashton K, Zinszer BD, Cichy RM, Nelson CA, Aslin RN, Bayet L. Time-resolved multivariate pattern analysis of infant EEG data: A practical tutorial. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2022, 54: 101094. PMID: 35248819, PMCID: PMC8897621, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTime-resolved multivariate pattern analysisMultivariate pattern analysisInfant EEG dataEEG dataRepresentational similarity analysisRelevant stimulus dimensionCognitive neuroscienceStudy of childrenNeural representationStimulus dimensionsStudy of infantsChance accuracyStimulus imagesArtifact-free EEG dataPattern analysisCommon infantInfant neuroimagingElectro-encephalographyLinear SVM classificationSimilarity analysis
2021
Towards a model of language neurobiology in early development
Sanchez-Alonso S, Aslin RN. Towards a model of language neurobiology in early development. Brain And Language 2021, 224: 105047. PMID: 34894429, DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2021.105047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLanguage outcomesTrait-like patternsLanguage learning mechanismsNeural measuresInfants' sensitivityCognitive domainsRecent behavioralIndividual differencesMaturational constraintsNeural patternsLanguage networkValid paradigmBehavioral measuresLanguage learningFuture methodological approachesLearning mechanismNeural plasticitySubject differencesNeurobiologyClinical interventionsEarly childhoodDevelopmental patternsEarly developmentAnalytic approachMeasuresBilingualism alters infants’ cortical organization for attentional orienting mechanisms
Arredondo MM, Aslin RN, Werker JF. Bilingualism alters infants’ cortical organization for attentional orienting mechanisms. Developmental Science 2021, 25: e13172. PMID: 34418259, PMCID: PMC11225098, DOI: 10.1111/desc.13172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain activityFrontal regionsValid trialsNon-linguistic cognitive functionsAttentional orienting mechanismsGreater brain activityEarly language experienceCortical organizationHigher cognitive functionsBilateral frontal regionsInvalid trialsAttention taskLanguage experienceOrienting mechanismTask performanceGreater activityBilingual environmentCognitive functionInfant brainNeural activityBrain structuresParent reportingMonolingualsBilingualsBilingualismCues to gender and racial identity reduce creativity in diverse social networks
Baten RA, Aslin RN, Ghoshal G, Hoque E. Cues to gender and racial identity reduce creativity in diverse social networks. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 10261. PMID: 33986339, PMCID: PMC8119436, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89498-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional 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
Predictive modeling of neurobehavioral state and trait variation across development
Sanchez-Alonso S, Aslin RN. Predictive modeling of neurobehavioral state and trait variation across development. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2020, 45: 100855. PMID: 32942148, PMCID: PMC7501421, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2020.100855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTemporal dynamics of visual representations in the infant brain
Bayet L, Zinszer BD, Reilly E, Cataldo JK, Pruitt Z, Cichy RM, Nelson CA, Aslin RN. Temporal dynamics of visual representations in the infant brain. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2020, 45: 100860. PMID: 32932205, PMCID: PMC7498752, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2020.100860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant brainComplex visual stimuliVisual representationPairwise classification accuracyEEG dataNeural correlatesNeural representationMental representationsVisual domainVisual objectsRepresentational contentStimulus onsetVisual stimuliNeural activationNeural activityComputational neuroscienceDevelopmental reorganizationIndividual infantsTemporal dynamicsAdult controlsRepresentationAdultsClassification accuracyNeuroscienceAge groups
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
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 ResearchDecoding the infant mind: Multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA) using fNIRS
Emberson LL, Zinszer BD, Raizada RDS, Aslin RN. Decoding the infant mind: Multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA) using fNIRS. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0172500. PMID: 28426802, PMCID: PMC5398514, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariate pattern analysisInfant mindPattern analysisFMRI workCognitive neuroscientistsSame physiological signalsNeural activationAnalytic sophisticationFNIRS communityIdiosyncratic patternsFNIRSPhysiological signalsBetter spatial localizationTaskTrial patternsGroup modelMindCurrent paperFMRIType of populationMethodological toolsAverage patternSpatial localizationNeuroscientistsMRI environmentDeficits 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 ResearchConceptsSensory 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
2016
Sampling over Nonuniform Distributions: A Neural Efficiency Account of the Primacy Effect in Statistical Learning
Karuza EA, Li P, Weiss DJ, Bulgarelli F, Zinszer BD, Aslin RN. Sampling over Nonuniform Distributions: A Neural Efficiency Account of the Primacy Effect in Statistical Learning. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2016, 28: 1484-1500. PMID: 27315265, PMCID: PMC5576997, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimacy effectFamiliar languageExtensive behavioral evidenceEarly auditory cortexLanguage learning capacityImportance of cuesPosterior parietal regionsAbsence of cuesFunctional connectivity analysisSuccessful knowledge acquisitionNeural accountFamiliarity judgmentsNeural efficiencyCognitive systemFMRI scanningArtificial languageBehavioral evidenceNovel languageParietal regionsStatistical learningSyllable inventoryAuditory cortexEfficiency accountConnectivity analysisLearning capacity
2015
Top-down modulation in the infant brain: Learning-induced expectations rapidly affect the sensory cortex at 6 months
Emberson LL, Richards JE, Aslin RN. Top-down modulation in the infant brain: Learning-induced expectations rapidly affect the sensory cortex at 6 months. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 9585-9590. PMID: 26195772, PMCID: PMC4534272, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1510343112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant brainSensory cortexFuture sensory inputsRole of expectationsRepetition suppressionInfants' expectationsVisual eventsOmission paradigmNeural processingStimulus noveltyAuditory stimuliCortical hierarchyInfant cortexNeural organizationNonhuman animalsNeural maturationSensory inputOccipital cortexEmpirical supportCortexRudimentary formExpectationsAdult humansHemodynamic responseExtensive feedback
2013
Combining fMRI and behavioral measures to examine the process of human learning
Karuza EA, Emberson LL, Aslin RN. Combining fMRI and behavioral measures to examine the process of human learning. Neurobiology Of Learning And Memory 2013, 109: 193-206. PMID: 24076012, PMCID: PMC3963805, DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2013.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research