2022
Top-down sensory prediction in the infant brain at 6 months is correlated with language development at 12 and 18 months
Wang S, Zhang X, Hong T, Tzeng OJL, Aslin R. Top-down sensory prediction in the infant brain at 6 months is correlated with language development at 12 and 18 months. Brain And Language 2022, 230: 105129. PMID: 35576737, DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2022.105129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacArthur-Bates Communicative Development InventoriesLanguage developmentSensory predictionsVocabulary scoresVocabulary developmentVisual stimuliOccipital cortex activationCommunicative Development InventoryInfant language developmentExpressive vocabulary scoresInfants' vocabulary developmentNeural levelUnexpected omissionAuditory stimuliDevelopment InventoryNeural responsesCortex activationInfant brainNeural signalsPrevious researchStimuliSignificant positive correlationRobust supportMonthsScores
2016
Methodology 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 dataConformityResearchers