2008
Neural correlates of partial lexical activation
Revill KP, Aslin RN, Tanenhaus MK, Bavelier D. Neural correlates of partial lexical activation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 13111-13115. PMID: 18725635, PMCID: PMC2529118, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0807054105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMT/V5Motion wordsHuman MT/V5Multiple candidate wordsPrevious behavioral researchPerceptual brain regionsNovel visual environmentColor/texture changesLexical candidatesLexical competitionArtificial lexiconLexical activationTemporary ambiguityNeural correlatesSpoken wordsGreater activationMultiple wordsNovel objectsAcoustic formLexical itemsSemantic representationCandidate wordsVisual environmentBehavioral researchBrain regions
2007
The Dynamics of Lexical Competition During Spoken Word Recognition
Magnuson JS, Dixon JA, Tanenhaus MK, Aslin RN. The Dynamics of Lexical Competition During Spoken Word Recognition. Cognitive Science 2007, 31: 133-156. PMID: 21635290, DOI: 10.1080/03640210709336987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly facilitatory effectWord recognitionNeighborhood densityLate inhibitory effectAuditory word formsFacilitatory effectTime course measuresLexical competitionSpoken wordsWord formsWord frequencyEntire wordEye trackingVisual wordsWord lengthWordsCompetitor setsCourse measuresOnset densityRecognitionListenersCuesMemoryContinuous effectNew conception
2000
Spoken word recognition and lexical representation in very young children
Swingley D, Aslin R. Spoken word recognition and lexical representation in very young children. Cognition 2000, 76: 147-166. PMID: 10856741, DOI: 10.1016/s0010-0277(00)00081-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLexical representationsWord recognitionEye movementsEarly lexical representationsChildren's eye movementsYoung childrenFamiliar wordsSpoken wordsChildren's representationsVocabulary sizeObject labelsSimilar wordsChildren's knowledgeSound patternsFocus of debateWordsMispronunciationsCurrent studySentencesChildrenDegree of specificityRepresentationRecognitionReferentsDebate
1995
Three- and four-year-olds’ perceptual confusions for spoken words
Gerken L, Murphy W, Aslin R. Three- and four-year-olds’ perceptual confusions for spoken words. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics 1995, 57: 475-486. PMID: 7596745, DOI: 10.3758/bf03213073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLexical representationsFeatural overlapHolistic hypothesisSpoken-word recognitionAcoustic-phonetic propertiesMinimal word pairsYoung childrenReason young childrenNonword stimuliSpeech contrastsTarget wordsWord recognitionMental lexiconWord pairsPhonetic segmentsAuditory stimuliSpoken wordsPerceptual confusionWord positionPhonetic featuresTest stimuliStimuliSingle featureChildrenWords