2025
Neural hyperscanning in caregiver-child dyads: A paradigm for studying the long-term effects of facilitated vs. disrupted attention on working memory and executive functioning in young children
Rosen M, Li A, Mikkelsen C, Aslin R. Neural hyperscanning in caregiver-child dyads: A paradigm for studying the long-term effects of facilitated vs. disrupted attention on working memory and executive functioning in young children. Developmental Review 2025, 75: 101170. DOI: 10.1016/j.dr.2024.101170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopment of working memoryExecutive functionParent-child interactionsChildren's attentionMaturing executive functionsEye-tracking paradigmExecutive function abilitiesComplex cognitive functionsDevelopment of attentionParent-child dyadsYoung childrenChild cognitive outcomesPatterns of interactionCaregiver-child dyadsWorking memoryDisrupt attentionEngaging infantsNeural basisCognitive functionHyperscanning techniqueBrain synchronyChild behaviorCognitive outcomesNaturalistic experimentTracking paradigm
2021
Bilingualism alters infants’ cortical organization for attentional orienting mechanisms
Arredondo MM, Aslin RN, Werker JF. Bilingualism alters infants’ cortical organization for attentional orienting mechanisms. Developmental Science 2021, 25: e13172. PMID: 34418259, PMCID: PMC11225098, DOI: 10.1111/desc.13172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain activityFrontal regionsValid trialsNon-linguistic cognitive functionsAttentional orienting mechanismsGreater brain activityEarly language experienceCortical organizationHigher cognitive functionsBilateral frontal regionsInvalid trialsAttention taskLanguage experienceOrienting mechanismTask performanceGreater activityBilingual environmentCognitive functionInfant brainNeural activityBrain structuresParent reportingMonolingualsBilingualsBilingualism