2021
Cues 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 Research
2019
Young children combine sensory cues with learned information in a statistically efficient manner: But task complexity matters
Bejjanki VR, Randrup ER, Aslin RN. Young children combine sensory cues with learned information in a statistically efficient manner: But task complexity matters. Developmental Science 2019, 23: e12912. PMID: 31608526, PMCID: PMC7153990, DOI: 10.1111/desc.12912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBayes-optimal fashionSensory cuesCognitive abilitiesSensory informationTask complexity mattersGeneral cognitive abilityUncertain sensory informationYoung children's abilityAvailable sensory cuesYoung children's behaviorYoung childrenEnvironmental regularitiesSensory uncertaintyChildren's abilityTask performanceTask complexityChild behaviorComplexity mattersAdult mannerCuesHuman adultsPrevious researchSuch regularitiesChildrenAdults
2018
Synesthetes perseverate in implicit learning: Evidence from a non-stationary statistical learning task
Bankieris KR, Qian T, Aslin RN. Synesthetes perseverate in implicit learning: Evidence from a non-stationary statistical learning task. Quarterly Journal Of Experimental Psychology 2018, 72: 1771-1779. PMID: 30537900, PMCID: PMC6817364, DOI: 10.1177/1747021818816285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplicit learning abilitiesImplicit learningStatistical learning taskLearning abilityReaction time dataParticular environmental stimuliSynesthetic associationsCognitive perceptionOnline measuresParticipants' abilityLearning taskUnannounced changesSynesthetesSame small setComputer gamesReaction timeSynesthesiaNon-stationary probability distributionLearningEnvironmental stimuliProbabilistic informationParticipantsNon-stationary statisticsMinimal investigationNonsynesthetes
2017
Sensory 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 ResearchThe Lateral Occipital Cortex Is Selective for Object Shape, Not Texture/Color, at Six Months
Emberson LL, Crosswhite SL, Richards JE, Aslin RN. The Lateral Occipital Cortex Is Selective for Object Shape, Not Texture/Color, at Six Months. Journal Of Neuroscience 2017, 37: 3698-3703. PMID: 28264984, PMCID: PMC5373142, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3300-16.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual systemVisual regionsVisual developmentHigh-level visual regionsHigh-level visual areasMid-level visionHuman visual developmentLateral occipital cortexVisual representationHuman visual systemFunctional specializationDevelopmental trajectoriesVisual areasFNIRS dataOccipital cortexCortical hemodynamicsHuman brainObject shapeEarly childhoodMonth oldsCurrent studyShape informationLOCMonths of ageFirst systematic investigation
2016
Incremental implicit learning of bundles of statistical patterns
Qian T, Jaeger TF, Aslin RN. Incremental implicit learning of bundles of statistical patterns. Cognition 2016, 157: 156-173. PMID: 27639552, PMCID: PMC5181648, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2016.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLearning and inference using complex generative models in a spatial localization task
Bejjanki VR, Knill DC, Aslin RN. Learning and inference using complex generative models in a spatial localization task. Journal Of Vision 2016, 16: 9-9. PMID: 26967015, PMCID: PMC4790422, DOI: 10.1167/16.5.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBayes-optimal behaviorUncertain sensory informationSensory informationNatural tasksLocalization taskBayes-optimal integrationBayes-optimal mannerSpatial localization taskSimple task conditionsGenerative modelSimple taskComplex generative modelsTask conditionsHuman performanceTrial basisHuman observersTaskPrior integrationParticipantsLarge bodyObserverPrior knowledgeTouch screenVarianceBehavior
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
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
2008
Tracking the time course of phonetic cue integration during spoken word recognition
McMurray B, Clayards MA, Tanenhaus MK, Aslin RN. Tracking the time course of phonetic cue integration during spoken word recognition. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 2008, 15: 1064-1071. PMID: 19001568, PMCID: PMC2621311, DOI: 10.3758/pbr.15.6.1064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCue integrationWord recognitionManner contrastsVisual world paradigmCompetitor objectAsynchronous cuesLexical accessPhonetic categoriesTarget wordsPhonetic cuesSpeech perceptionWorld paradigmMultiple cuesEye movementsCuesListenersTime courseTrading relationsClassic studyPoints of divergenceRecognitionVoicingPerceptionWordsJudgmentsVisual speech contributes to phonetic learning in 6-month-old infants
Teinonen T, Aslin RN, Alku P, Csibra G. Visual speech contributes to phonetic learning in 6-month-old infants. Cognition 2008, 108: 850-855. PMID: 18590910, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2008.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual speechPhoneme discriminationVisual articulationPhonetic category learningPhonetic learningAuditory tokensCategory learningFacial displaysPreference procedureLanguage developmentSame syllablePhoneme boundariesSpeech articulationVisual informationSpeechVowel articulationPrevious researchGroups of infantsLearningUnimodal frequency distributionsParticular infantArticulationDiscriminationSyllablesTokensPerception of speech reflects optimal use of probabilistic speech cues
Clayards M, Tanenhaus MK, Aslin RN, Jacobs RA. Perception of speech reflects optimal use of probabilistic speech cues. Cognition 2008, 108: 804-809. PMID: 18582855, PMCID: PMC2582186, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2008.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Heeding the voice of experience: The role of talker variation in lexical access
Creel SC, Aslin RN, Tanenhaus MK. Heeding the voice of experience: The role of talker variation in lexical access. Cognition 2007, 106: 633-664. PMID: 17507006, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2007.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Statistical Learning in a Serial Reaction Time Task: Access to Separable Statistical Cues by Individual Learners
Hunt R, Aslin R. Statistical Learning in a Serial Reaction Time Task: Access to Separable Statistical Cues by Individual Learners. Journal Of Experimental Psychology General 2001, 130: 658-680. PMID: 11757874, DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.130.4.658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerial reaction time taskReaction time taskTime taskStatistical learningIndividual learnersImplicit sequence learningArtificial grammar learningStatistical informationUnderlying statistical structureStatistical cuesSequence learningGrammar learningContinuous input streamUnderlying statisticsStatistical structureAdult learnersLearnersRelative predictabilityLearningConditional probabilityProbabilistic informationTaskLearning device
1999
Statistical learning of tone sequences by human infants and adults
Saffran J, Johnson E, Aslin R, Newport E. Statistical learning of tone sequences by human infants and adults. Cognition 1999, 70: 27-52. PMID: 10193055, DOI: 10.1016/s0010-0277(98)00075-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWord boundary cuesStatistical learning abilityNon-linguistic stimuliAuditory sequencesTone streamsTone sequencesBoundary cuesTone wordsLanguage learnersLinguistic materialSyllable sequencesSyllable streamsWord segmentationContinuous speechStatistical learningHuman infantsLearning mechanismLearning abilityPrevious researchPresent researchLearnersWordsAdultsCuesSpeech
1984
Infant discrimination of two- and five-formant voiced stop consonants differing in place of articulation.
Walley A, Pisoni D, Aslin R. Infant discrimination of two- and five-formant voiced stop consonants differing in place of articulation. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1984, 75: 581-9. PMID: 6699297, PMCID: PMC3514865, DOI: 10.1121/1.390531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlace of articulationOnset spectrumHead-turning paradigmRecent theoretical accountsFormant transition informationDiscrimination of placeTwo-formant stimuliAdditional acoustic informationInfants' discriminationArticulation perceptionArticulation contrastsDiscrimination taskFormant transitionsTheoretical accountsStop consonantsArticulation differencesAcoustic informationStimuliInnate cuesYoung infantsCuesTransition informationTransition differencesBurst stimuliDiscrimination
1980
Binocular Vision in Infants: A Review and a Theoretical Framework11Preparation of this article was partially supported by grants from NSF (BNS-77-04580) and NICHD (HD-00309) to RNA. We gratefully acknowledge the helpful comments and criticisms provided by Martin Banks, Robert Fox, Conrad Mueller, Clark Presson, Sandra Shea, Linda Smith, and Davida Teller
Aslin R, Dumais S. Binocular Vision in Infants: A Review and a Theoretical Framework11Preparation of this article was partially supported by grants from NSF (BNS-77-04580) and NICHD (HD-00309) to RNA. We gratefully acknowledge the helpful comments and criticisms provided by Martin Banks, Robert Fox, Conrad Mueller, Clark Presson, Sandra Shea, Linda Smith, and Davida Teller. Advances In Child Development And Behavior 1980, 15: 53-94. PMID: 7010956, DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2407(08)60125-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research