2020
The prevalence and importance of statistical learning in human cognition and behavior
Sherman BE, Graves KN, Turk-Browne NB. The prevalence and importance of statistical learning in human cognition and behavior. Current Opinion In Behavioral Sciences 2020, 32: 15-20. PMID: 32258249, PMCID: PMC7108790, DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2020.01.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStatistical learningHuman cognitionStatistical learning researchRange of tasksEpisodic memoryLearning phenomenonSpatial navigationHuman behaviorLearning domainsLearning researchCognitionLearningPervasive roleMemoryTaskBehaviorAdulthoodUnrelated processesInfancyContextImportant contributorResearchAbility
2017
Hippocampal Structure Predicts Statistical Learning and Associative Inference Abilities during Development
Schlichting ML, Guarino KF, Schapiro AC, Turk-Browne NB, Preston AR. Hippocampal Structure Predicts Statistical Learning and Associative Inference Abilities during Development. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2017, 29: 37-51. PMID: 27575916, PMCID: PMC5130612, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociative structureStatistical learningEpisodic memory systemSuperior behavioral performanceHypothesized roleHippocampal long axisHippocampal headDissociable patternsIndividual differencesBehavioral performanceDevelopmental sampleInference abilityMemory systemInference tasksAge 6Hippocampal structureTaskHippocampal developmentHippocampal axisGeneralized codeLearningAge rangeAdulthoodAbilityChildhood