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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBayes TheoremChildCuesFemaleHumansLearningMalePerceptionTask Performance and AnalysisUncertaintyConceptsBayes-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
2017
The 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingChildChild, PreschoolColor PerceptionCuesFemaleForm PerceptionHumansMaleOccipital LobePattern Recognition, VisualPhotic StimulationTask Performance and AnalysisConceptsVisual 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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAuditory PerceptionCuesHumansLikelihood FunctionsModels, BiologicalNormal DistributionPhotic StimulationSpeech PerceptionTask Performance and AnalysisVisual PerceptionConceptsCue 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 variabilityTask