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 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
Implicit associative learning in synesthetes and nonsynesthetes
Bankieris KR, Aslin RN. Implicit associative learning in synesthetes and nonsynesthetes. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 2016, 24: 935-943. PMID: 27612860, PMCID: PMC5344781, DOI: 10.3758/s13423-016-1162-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplicit associative learningShape-colour associationsAssociative learningLearning effectDevelopment of synesthesiaLong-term memoryMost current theoriesMemory differSynesthetic associationsNonsynesthetesSynesthetesGreater interferenceCurrent theoriesReaction timeLearningContinuous measureNeural connectionsMultiple time pointsSynesthesiaGenetic underpinningsMemoryTarget detectionUnderpinningsParticipantsAssociation
2011
Right Hemisphere Dominance in Visual Statistical Learning
Roser ME, Fiser J, Aslin RN, Gazzaniga MS. Right Hemisphere Dominance in Visual Statistical Learning. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2011, 23: 1088-1099. PMID: 20433243, PMCID: PMC3003769, DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2010.21508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSplit-brain patientsLeft visual fieldVisual fieldControl participantsStatistical learningHemisphere advantageFMRI activation patternsNormal control participantsVisual statistical learningLeft hemisphere advantageRight hemisphere advantageVisual feature combinationsUnsupervised statistical learningVisuospatial integrationRight hemisphereActivation patternsImplicit learningPairs of shapesVisuospatial processingTest displayNew visual featuresPatientsHemispheric asymmetryVisual featuresConceptual knowledge
2000
Infants' Perception of Transparency
Johnson S, Aslin R. Infants' Perception of Transparency. Developmental Psychology 2000, 36: 808-816. PMID: 11081703, DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.36.6.808.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 ResearchConceptsIllusory contoursYoung Infants' PerceptionPerceive object unityDepth segregationObject unityInfants' perceptionCognitive contributionsComputer-generated displaysSecond displayFirst displayDynamic displayThird displaySpatiotemporal integrationPerceptionRod partTexture elementsMonths of ageDisplayBackground textureInfantsAbility
1995
Assessment of vernier acuity development using the “Equivalent Intrinsic Blur” paradigm
Skoczenski A, Aslin R. Assessment of vernier acuity development using the “Equivalent Intrinsic Blur” paradigm. Vision Research 1995, 35: 1879-1887. PMID: 7660594, DOI: 10.1016/0042-6989(94)00280-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsChild DevelopmentContrast SensitivityForm PerceptionHumansInfantLightingSensory ThresholdsConceptsMonths of ageVernier acuityFirst postnatal yearEquivalent intrinsic blurAcuity developmentExpt 1AcuityAdult thresholdPostnatal yearAdult levelsInfantsIntrinsic blurHuman infantsAdultsMonthsVernier acuity taskLuminance contrastAcuity taskSame luminance contrastAgePresence of levelsAdulthoodStimuliBlurred conditionDevelopmental differences