2024
Infant neuroscience: how to measure brain activity in the youngest minds
Turk-Browne N, Aslin R. Infant neuroscience: how to measure brain activity in the youngest minds. Trends In Neurosciences 2024, 47: 338-354. PMID: 38570212, DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2024.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional near-infrared spectroscopyMeasure brain activityBrain activityApplication of functional magnetic resonance imagingHuman infantsCognitive neuroscienceCognitive tasksInfant brainAwake infantsMagnetic resonance imagingNear-infrared spectroscopyMagnetoencephalographyMindfulnessResonance imagingNon-invasive methodInfantsElectroencephalography
2022
Attentional orienting abilities in bilinguals: Evidence from a large infant sample
Arredondo MM, Aslin RN, Zhang M, Werker JF. Attentional orienting abilities in bilinguals: Evidence from a large infant sample. Infant Behavior And Development 2022, 66: 101683. PMID: 34999429, PMCID: PMC8842846, DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2021.101683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBilingual cognitive advantageOrienting of attentionSignificant developmental gainsHigher cognitive functionsBilingual infantsOrienting tasksCognitive advantagesInfants' performanceCognitive developmentDevelopmental gainsInfluence infantsBilingual environmentLongitudinal subsetLarge sampleCurrent studyInfant samplesOrientingBilingualsInconclusive evidenceTaskSmall samplesInfantsPerformanceEvidenceKey questions
2020
Categorization in infancy based on novelty and co-occurrence
Wu R, Kurum E, Ahmed C, Sain D, Aslin RN. Categorization in infancy based on novelty and co-occurrence. Infant Behavior And Development 2020, 62: 101510. PMID: 33291063, DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2020.101510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTest trialsObject familiarityNovel objectsObject trialsFamiliar objectsObject categoriesEveryday situationsFamiliar categoriesAbstract categoriesSame categoryNovel categoryFamiliarityObjectsDifferent categoriesInformation abstractionFamiliarizationCategoriesCategorizationInfantsTime studyItemsNoveltyInfancyTrialsAbility
2017
Nature and origins of the lexicon in 6-mo-olds
Bergelson E, Aslin RN. Nature and origins of the lexicon in 6-mo-olds. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: 12916-12921. PMID: 29158399, PMCID: PMC5724273, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1712966114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeficits in Top-Down Sensory Prediction in Infants At Risk due to Premature Birth
Emberson LL, Boldin AM, Riccio JE, Guillet R, Aslin RN. Deficits in Top-Down Sensory Prediction in Infants At Risk due to Premature Birth. Current Biology 2017, 27: 431-436. PMID: 28132814, PMCID: PMC5508567, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.12.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensory predictionsVisual stimuliNeural responsesNeuro-cognitive impairmentPoor developmental outcomesNeural signaturesDevelopmental delayDevelopmental trajectoriesPattern violationsPreterm infantsInfants experienceNeuro-biomarkersDevelopmental outcomesBehavioral controlTheoretical viewsDeficitsPreterm infants experienceStimuliMedical complicationsPremature birthCommon causeIntervention regimensEarly identificationInfantsDevelopmental disturbances
2016
Using fNIRS to examine occipital and temporal responses to stimulus repetition in young infants: Evidence of selective frontal cortex involvement
Emberson LL, Cannon G, Palmeri H, Richards JE, Aslin RN. Using fNIRS to examine occipital and temporal responses to stimulus repetition in young infants: Evidence of selective frontal cortex involvement. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2016, 23: 26-38. PMID: 28012401, PMCID: PMC5253300, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2016.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepetition suppressionPerceptual corticesAuditory repetition suppressionFrontal cortexAuditory stimuliStimulus repetitionExperiment 1Experiment 2Cortex involvementInfant brainTemporal cortexFrontal lobeAdult brainYoung infantsCortexRepetitionRecent experienceBrainFNIRSExperienceStimuliFirst evidenceSuggestive evidenceInfantsEvidenceMethodology for high-yield acquisition of functional near-infrared spectroscopy data from alert, upright infants
Goodwin JR, Cannaday AE, Palmeri HG, Di Costanzo A, Emberson LL, Aslin RN, Berger AJ. Methodology for high-yield acquisition of functional near-infrared spectroscopy data from alert, upright infants. Neurophotonics 2016, 3: 031415-031415. PMID: 27493980, PMCID: PMC4963382, DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.3.3.031415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention of infantsVisual cortex activationData rejection criteriaCognitive scienceBasic research goalCortex activationGood optical contactVisual stimulation paradigmInfant dataStimulation paradigmVisual stimulation protocolAcquisitionTime courseInfantsSpectroscopy researchResearch goalParadigmAdultsAttentionResearchHemodynamic dataConformityResearchersIsolating the effects of surface vasculature in infant neuroimaging using short-distance optical channels: a combination of local and global effects
Emberson LL, Crosswhite SL, Goodwin JR, Berger AJ, Aslin RN. Isolating the effects of surface vasculature in infant neuroimaging using short-distance optical channels: a combination of local and global effects. Neurophotonics 2016, 3: 031406-031406. PMID: 27158631, PMCID: PMC4835587, DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.3.3.031406.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Hemodynamic Correlates of Cognition in Human Infants
Aslin RN, Shukla M, Emberson LL. Hemodynamic Correlates of Cognition in Human Infants. Annual Review Of Psychology 2014, 66: 1-31. PMID: 25251480, PMCID: PMC4429889, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-010213-115108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingInfant cognitionHuman infantsCognitive neuroscienceCognitive processesCognitive developmentNeural mechanismsCorrelational dataCognitionHemodynamic correlatesMagnetic resonance imagingHemodynamic measuresNeuroscienceSophisticated waysKey findingsResonance imagingCorrelatesInfantsBlood oxygenationMeasuresBrainFindingsInferenceHypothesisThe Goldilocks Effect in Infant Auditory Attention
Kidd C, Piantadosi ST, Aslin RN. The Goldilocks Effect in Infant Auditory Attention. Child Development 2014, 85: 1795-1804. PMID: 24990627, PMCID: PMC4807134, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAuditory attentionAttentional selectionInfant attentionCognitive resourcesVisual attentionCognitive domainsStimulus complexityAuditory stimuliImplicit beliefsAcoustic inputBehavioral methodsTheorized mechanismsHuman infantsPrevious researchCapacity limitsTransitional statisticsGoldilocks effectAttentionStimuliInfantsBeliefsBroad principlesSoundPrevious studiesExpectationsRich analysis and rational models: inferring individual behavior from infant looking data
Piantadosi ST, Kidd C, Aslin R. Rich analysis and rational models: inferring individual behavior from infant looking data. Developmental Science 2014, 17: 321-337. PMID: 24750256, PMCID: PMC3996510, DOI: 10.1111/desc.12083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive modelInfant attentionBayesian data analysis approachStimulus complexityCognitive developmentStudy of infantsDependent measuresModel beliefsStatistical learning modelsIndividual behaviorIndividual infantsProbabilistic expectationsLearning modelBeliefsRational modelAttentionAslinRecent findingsRich analysisAnalytic techniquesStimuliData analysis approachBehaviorAnalysis approachInfants
2013
Infants' goal anticipation during failed and successful reaching actions
Brandone AC, Horwitz SR, Aslin RN, Wellman HM. Infants' goal anticipation during failed and successful reaching actions. Developmental Science 2013, 17: 23-34. PMID: 24112439, PMCID: PMC3867601, DOI: 10.1111/desc.12095.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
The Goldilocks Effect: Human Infants Allocate Attention to Visual Sequences That Are Neither Too Simple Nor Too Complex
Kidd C, Piantadosi ST, Aslin RN. The Goldilocks Effect: Human Infants Allocate Attention to Visual Sequences That Are Neither Too Simple Nor Too Complex. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e36399. PMID: 22649492, PMCID: PMC3359326, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036399.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Correspondences between what infants see and know about causal and self-propelled motion
Cicchino JB, Aslin RN, Rakison DH. Correspondences between what infants see and know about causal and self-propelled motion. Cognition 2010, 118: 171-192. PMID: 21122832, PMCID: PMC3038602, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2010.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociative learning accountCausal agencyDomain-general frameworkSelf-propelled objectsHead-mounted cameraInfants' understandingLearning accountHabituation paradigmStatistical regularitiesAdditional cuesVisual environmentSelf-propelled motionHuman actionsCausal eventsHuman motionMonths of ageAnimacyCuesSubsequent experimentsPeopleCausalObjectsInfantsParadigmUnderstanding
2009
How Infants View Natural Scenes Gathered From a Head-Mounted Camera
Aslin RN. How Infants View Natural Scenes Gathered From a Head-Mounted Camera. Optometry And Vision Science 2009, 86: 561-565. PMID: 19417702, PMCID: PMC2748119, DOI: 10.1097/opx.0b013e3181a76e96.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly visual experienceVisual experienceHuman infant developmentHead-mounted cameraVisual worldVisual inputInfant developmentNatural scenesVisual deprivationSocial developmentPreliminary findingsBroad implicationsExperienceLanguageImportant insightsNatural environmentNormal infantsInfantsImplicationsSceneContextFindingsVideo imagesDeprivationSuch studies
2008
Visual Perception
Aslin R, Lathrop A. Visual Perception. 2008, 395-403. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012370877-9.00169-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisual environmentBasic visual sensitivitiesFace perceptionPerceptual abilitiesVisual perceptionVisual informationExternal worldObject recognitionVisual systemVisual sensitivityVisual stimulationSubsequent experienceYear infantsPerceptionExquisite informationMaturational mechanismsDeficitsInfantsFundamental aspectsRecognitionExperienceAbilityInformationEnvironment
2005
Methodological challenges for understanding cognitive development in infants
Aslin RN, Fiser J. Methodological challenges for understanding cognitive development in infants. Trends In Cognitive Sciences 2005, 9: 92-98. PMID: 15737816, DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2005.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfants are sensitive to within-category variation in speech perception
McMurray B, Aslin R. Infants are sensitive to within-category variation in speech perception. Cognition 2005, 95: b15-b26. PMID: 15694642, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2004.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpeech perceptionCategory variationHead-turn preference procedureRepetition of wordsPhonetic categoriesInfants' sensitivityPreference procedureCategory detailPrevious researchPerceptionSame categoryAdultsSystematic sensitivityPhonemesListenersTokensConsonantsSpeechRecent evidenceVOTWordsInfantsRecent workRepetitionCategoriesNear-infrared spectroscopy for functional studies of brain activity in human infants: promise, prospects, and challenges
Aslin RN, Mehler J. Near-infrared spectroscopy for functional studies of brain activity in human infants: promise, prospects, and challenges. Journal Of Biomedical Optics 2005, 10: 011009-0110093. PMID: 15847575, DOI: 10.1117/1.1854672.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Anticipatory Eye Movements Reveal Infants' Auditory and Visual Categories
McMurray B, Aslin R. Anticipatory Eye Movements Reveal Infants' Auditory and Visual Categories. Infancy 2004, 6: 203-229. PMID: 33430530, DOI: 10.1207/s15327078in0602_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnticipatory eye movementsStimulus dimensionsVisual categoriesNovel stimuliEye movementsEye movement responsesDiscriminative responseGeneralization trialsVisual reinforcerSpatial locationIndividual infantsStimuliTraining phaseAuditoryParadigmCuesInfantsReinforcersCategorizationTrainingDimensionsCategoriesMovementIdentityNew paradigm