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
2016
Statistical learning: a powerful mechanism that operates by mere exposure
Aslin RN. Statistical learning: a powerful mechanism that operates by mere exposure. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Cognitive Science 2016, 8 PMID: 27906526, PMCID: PMC5182173, DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMere exposureStatistical learning mechanismsLittle apparent effortTransfer of learningImplicit learningSpeech syllablesLittle active involvementUnderlying temporal structurePassive listeningStatistical learningLearning mechanismHuman infantsWIREs websiteApparent effortVariety of modalitiesFurther resourcesTemporal structureLearningPowerful mechanismInstructionAslinSyllablesSaffranSpecific typesListeningIsolating 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 studiesExpectations
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
2011
Prosody guides the rapid mapping of auditory word forms onto visual objects in 6-mo-old infants
Shukla M, White KS, Aslin RN. Prosody guides the rapid mapping of auditory word forms onto visual objects in 6-mo-old infants. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 6038-6043. PMID: 21444800, PMCID: PMC3076873, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1017617108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAuditory word formsProsodic phrase boundariesWord formsPhrase boundariesContinuous speechWord learning processWord-like unitsMore naturalistic conditionsVisual referentsVisual objectsLanguage inputSuccessful learningSpeech inputNative languageNaturalistic conditionsHuman infantsLearner expectationsLearning processSpeechReferential roleLearningParsingComplex contextProsodyExpectations
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 ResearchNear-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
2001
Segmentation of the speech stream in a non-human primate: statistical learning in cotton-top tamarins
Hauser M, Newport E, Aslin R. Segmentation of the speech stream in a non-human primate: statistical learning in cotton-top tamarins. Cognition 2001, 78: b53-b64. PMID: 11124355, DOI: 10.1016/s0010-0277(00)00132-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpeech streamStream of speechSequences of syllablesNon-human primatesCotton-top tamarinsPrimates' abilitySerial orderPotential wordsSyllable sequencesStatistical learningHuman infantsSequential statisticsHuman adultsLearningAslinParticular aspectsSyllablesSaffranAbilitySpeechFuture workWordsTaskInput streamHumansVisual Development: Infant
Aslin R. Visual Development: Infant. 2001, 16250-16255. DOI: 10.1016/b0-08-043076-7/03613-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisual developmentPostnatal sensitive periodNormal visual inputInfants' abilityVisual perceptionFirst postnatal yearVisual inputExperiential factorsHuman infantsVisual sensitivitySensitive periodPostnatal yearPerceptionMethodological techniquesMonths of ageAdult levelsEarly developmentHabituationInfantsAbilityMost infantsDomainDevelopment
1999
Statistical learning of tone sequences by human infants and adults
Saffran J, Johnson E, Aslin R, Newport E. Statistical learning of tone sequences by human infants and adults. Cognition 1999, 70: 27-52. PMID: 10193055, DOI: 10.1016/s0010-0277(98)00075-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWord boundary cuesStatistical learning abilityNon-linguistic stimuliAuditory sequencesTone streamsTone sequencesBoundary cuesTone wordsLanguage learnersLinguistic materialSyllable sequencesSyllable streamsWord segmentationContinuous speechStatistical learningHuman infantsLearning mechanismLearning abilityPrevious researchPresent researchLearnersWordsAdultsCuesSpeech
1995
Assessment of vernier acuity development using the “Equivalent Intrinsic Blur” paradigm
Skoczenski A, Aslin R. Assessment of vernier acuity development using the “Equivalent Intrinsic Blur” paradigm. Vision Research 1995, 35: 1879-1887. PMID: 7660594, DOI: 10.1016/0042-6989(94)00280-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths of ageVernier acuityFirst postnatal yearEquivalent intrinsic blurAcuity developmentExpt 1AcuityAdult thresholdPostnatal yearAdult levelsInfantsIntrinsic blurHuman infantsAdultsMonthsVernier acuity taskLuminance contrastAcuity taskSame luminance contrastAgePresence of levelsAdulthoodStimuliBlurred conditionDevelopmental differences
1990
Velocity Thresholds in Human Infants: Implications for the Perception of Motion
Aslin R, Shea S. Velocity Thresholds in Human Infants: Implications for the Perception of Motion. Developmental Psychology 1990, 26: 589-598. DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.26.4.589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOculomotor responses to step-ramp targets by young human infants
Shea S, Aslin R. Oculomotor responses to step-ramp targets by young human infants. Vision Research 1990, 30: 1077-1092. PMID: 2392836, DOI: 10.1016/0042-6989(90)90116-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond postnatal monthPursuit gainSmooth pursuitDeg/secPostnatal monthFrequent saccadic intrusionsStep-ramp targetsSmooth pursuit systemSaccadic intrusionsPursuit velocityYoung human infantsDeg targetEarly infancyYoung infantsInfantsPursuit systemOculomotor responsesHuman infantsTarget velocitySlower target velocitiesMonthsScreen centerInfants' trackingTargetWeeks
1988
Normative Oculomotor Development in Human Infants
Aslin R. Normative Oculomotor Development in Human Infants. Wenner-Gren Symposium 1988, 133-142. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-10403-1_12.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
Dark vergence in human infants: implications for the development of binocular vision
Aslin R. Dark vergence in human infants: implications for the development of binocular vision. Acta Psychologica 1986, 63: 309-322. PMID: 3591441, DOI: 10.1016/0001-6918(86)90076-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1985
Frequency and intensity discrimination in human infants and adults.
Sinnott J, Aslin R. Frequency and intensity discrimination in human infants and adults. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1985, 78: 1986-92. PMID: 4078175, DOI: 10.1121/1.392655.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1983
Auditory intensity discrimination in human infants
Sinnott J, Aslin R. Auditory intensity discrimination in human infants. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1983, 73: s105-s105. DOI: 10.1121/1.2020226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA comparison of pure tone auditory thresholds in human infants and adults
Sinnott J, Pisoni D, Aslin R. A comparison of pure tone auditory thresholds in human infants and adults. Infant Behavior And Development 1983, 6: 3-17. PMID: 23255836, PMCID: PMC3523360, DOI: 10.1016/s0163-6383(83)80003-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research