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
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 ResearchConceptsBayes-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