2016
A neural signature of rapid category-based target selection as a function of intra-item perceptual similarity, despite inter-item dissimilarity
Wu R, Pruitt Z, Runkle M, Scerif G, Aslin RN. A neural signature of rapid category-based target selection as a function of intra-item perceptual similarity, despite inter-item dissimilarity. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics 2016, 78: 749-760. PMID: 26732265, PMCID: PMC4811727, DOI: 10.3758/s13414-015-1039-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional templatesPerceptual similarityVisual searchVisual search taskHigh-level categorizationNeural measuresNeural signaturesFeature similaritySearch taskCategory itemsSearch templateSearch performanceDissimilar featuresCategory levelNovel categoryAmount of informationTarget selectionCategorizationItemsObjectsWordsTaskAdulthoodCategoriesAdults
2009
Statistical learning of adjacent and nonadjacent dependencies among nonlinguistic sounds
Gebhart AL, Newport EL, Aslin RN. Statistical learning of adjacent and nonadjacent dependencies among nonlinguistic sounds. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 2009, 16: 486-490. PMID: 19451373, PMCID: PMC2799498, DOI: 10.3758/pbr.16.3.486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatistical learning mechanismsNonlinguistic soundsNonadjacent dependenciesPatterned relationshipsPerceptual similarityNonadjacent elementsSimilarity cuesAdjacent syllablesStatistical learningLearning mechanismSyllablesContinuous streamExtensive exposureAdultsParticipantsCuesContinuous sequenceRelationshipPresent studyLearningPrevious work