2022
Predictive brain signals mediate association between shared reading and expressive vocabulary in infants
Wang S, Tzeng O, Aslin R. Predictive brain signals mediate association between shared reading and expressive vocabulary in infants. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0272438. PMID: 35921370, PMCID: PMC9348734, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpressive vocabularyShared reading experiencesReading experienceBrain signalsExpressive vocabulary acquisitionEfficient language processingFurther mediation analysisUnique varianceUpcoming informationVocabulary acquisitionLanguage learningMediation analysisInfant brainLanguage processingVocabularyPredictive signalsMaternal educationOccipital lobeExperiencePresent studyTaskFirst evidenceLearningReadingProcessingDo children estimate area using an “Additive‐Area Heuristic”?
Yousif SR, Alexandrov E, Bennette E, Aslin RN, Keil FC. Do children estimate area using an “Additive‐Area Heuristic”? Developmental Science 2022, 25: e13235. PMID: 35064624, DOI: 10.1111/desc.13235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantity perceptionArea perceptionArea judgmentsPattern of resultsAdditive areaNumber judgmentsRobust illusionInteraction of numberChildren's useIndividual childrenHuman adultsPerceptionYoung childrenBody of workChildrenSpecific strategiesJudgmentsTaskAdultsIllusionWordsDimensionsSame kindOverall effectFindingsAttentional 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
2017
The Effect of Zipfian Frequency Variations on Category Formation in Adult Artificial Language Learning
Schuler KD, Reeder PA, Newport EL, Aslin RN. The Effect of Zipfian Frequency Variations on Category Formation in Adult Artificial Language Learning. Language Learning And Development 2017, 13: 357-374. PMID: 30405323, PMCID: PMC6217973, DOI: 10.1080/15475441.2016.1263571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArtificial languageGrammatical categoriesNatural languageArtificial language learningDistributional informationLanguage learningHuman learnersDistributional learningIndividual wordsDistributional contextsFrequent wordsCategory formationLanguageCategory structureZipfian distributionWordsLearnersCertain contextsRecent researchContextLearningCuesCategoriesTaskCategorizationDecoding the infant mind: Multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA) using fNIRS
Emberson LL, Zinszer BD, Raizada RDS, Aslin RN. Decoding the infant mind: Multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA) using fNIRS. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0172500. PMID: 28426802, PMCID: PMC5398514, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariate pattern analysisInfant mindPattern analysisFMRI workCognitive neuroscientistsSame physiological signalsNeural activationAnalytic sophisticationFNIRS communityIdiosyncratic patternsFNIRSPhysiological signalsBetter spatial localizationTaskTrial patternsGroup modelMindCurrent paperFMRIType of populationMethodological toolsAverage patternSpatial localizationNeuroscientistsMRI environment
2016
Learning and inference using complex generative models in a spatial localization task
Bejjanki VR, Knill DC, Aslin RN. Learning and inference using complex generative models in a spatial localization task. Journal Of Vision 2016, 16: 9-9. PMID: 26967015, PMCID: PMC4790422, DOI: 10.1167/16.5.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBayes-optimal behaviorUncertain sensory informationSensory informationNatural tasksLocalization taskBayes-optimal integrationBayes-optimal mannerSpatial localization taskSimple task conditionsGenerative modelSimple taskComplex generative modelsTask conditionsHuman performanceTrial basisHuman observersTaskPrior integrationParticipantsLarge bodyObserverPrior knowledgeTouch screenVarianceBehaviorA neural signature of rapid category-based target selection as a function of intra-item perceptual similarity, despite inter-item dissimilarity
Wu R, Pruitt Z, Runkle M, Scerif G, Aslin RN. A neural signature of rapid category-based target selection as a function of intra-item perceptual similarity, despite inter-item dissimilarity. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics 2016, 78: 749-760. PMID: 26732265, PMCID: PMC4811727, DOI: 10.3758/s13414-015-1039-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional templatesPerceptual similarityVisual searchVisual search taskHigh-level categorizationNeural measuresNeural signaturesFeature similaritySearch taskCategory itemsSearch templateSearch performanceDissimilar featuresCategory levelNovel categoryAmount of informationTarget selectionCategorizationItemsObjectsWordsTaskAdulthoodCategoriesAdults
2012
Rational snacking: Young children’s decision-making on the marshmallow task is moderated by beliefs about environmental reliability
Kidd C, Palmeri H, Aslin RN. Rational snacking: Young children’s decision-making on the marshmallow task is moderated by beliefs about environmental reliability. Cognition 2012, 126: 109-114. PMID: 23063236, PMCID: PMC3730121, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2012.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarshmallow taskSelf-control abilityGratification taskIndividual differencesRational decision-making processSustained delayGreater rewardsUnreliable conditionsLater lifeTaskClassic paradigmDecision-making processChildrenBeliefsMischelPiagetRewardGratificationAbilityParadigmEvidenceDifferencesReliabilityWord learning under adverse listening conditions: Context-specific recognition
Creel S, Aslin R, Tanenhaus M. Word learning under adverse listening conditions: Context-specific recognition. Language Cognition And Neuroscience 2012, 27: 1021-1038. DOI: 10.1080/01690965.2011.610597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse listening conditionsWord learningListening conditionsLearning phasePicture selection taskNew vocabulary itemsListeners' representationsUnfamiliar shapesLanguage knowledgeVocabulary itemsListenersNoisy wordsSpectral contextWordsSpecific representationComputer displayLearningRepresentationItemsConsonantsRecognitionVowelsTaskPrevious studiesTokens
2011
Cue Integration in Categorical Tasks: Insights from Audio-Visual Speech Perception
Bejjanki VR, Clayards M, Knill DC, Aslin RN. Cue Integration in Categorical Tasks: Insights from Audio-Visual Speech Perception. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e19812. PMID: 21637344, PMCID: PMC3102664, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCue integrationCue weightsPerceptual dimensionsSensory uncertaintyCategorical taskAudio-visual speech perceptionBayes-optimal observerSpeech perception tasksNormative modelPhonemic categorizationSensory reliabilityPerception taskSpeech perceptionVisual modalityComputational principlesHuman performanceSensory varianceParticipants' performanceVisual cuesTrial basisPhonemic labelingCategory variabilityCuesSensory variabilityTask
2009
Changing Structures in Midstream: Learning Along the Statistical Garden Path
Gebhart AL, Aslin RN, Newport EL. Changing Structures in Midstream: Learning Along the Statistical Garden Path. Cognitive Science 2009, 33: 1087-1116. PMID: 20574548, PMCID: PMC2889674, DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-6709.2009.01041.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAuditory statistical learning taskLow-level acoustic cuesAuditory statistical learningStatistical learning taskTrisyllabic nonsense wordsNonsense wordsExplicit cuesAcoustic cuesLearning taskPitch changesStatistical learningGarden pathDistributional informationLearnersCuesComputational perspectiveWordsTaskLearningPrevious studiesInformationAbility
2008
Gradient Sensitivity to Within-Category Variation in Words and Syllables
McMurray B, Aslin RN, Tanenhaus MK, Spivey MJ, Subik D. Gradient Sensitivity to Within-Category Variation in Words and Syllables. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance 2008, 34: 1609-1631. PMID: 19045996, PMCID: PMC3011988, DOI: 10.1037/a0011747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoice onset time continuumLexical identification taskAcoustic-phonetic informationLexical competitorsWord recognitionCategory boundariesIdentification taskNatural speechResponse alternativesExperiment 1Experiment 2Acoustic variabilitySynthetic speechEye movementsSpeech signalTime continuumSpeechVOTTaskTypes of tokensPhonemesListenersSyllablesConsonantsPerception
2006
Lexical competition in young children’s word learning
Swingley D, Aslin RN. Lexical competition in young children’s word learning. Cognitive Psychology 2006, 54: 99-132. PMID: 17054932, PMCID: PMC2613642, DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2006.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLexical competitionNovel wordsNovel neighborPicture fixation taskPhonological sensitivityChildren's wordFamiliar wordsPhonetic categoriesSpeech comprehensionNew wordsNovel objectsPhonological differencesSound patternsRecognition performanceWordsYoung childrenFamiliar neighborsChildrenComprehensionUtterancesInhibitory interactionsTaskNonneighborsAdultsDiscriminationConsequences of Lexical Stress on Learning an Artificial Lexicon
Creel SC, Tanenhaus MK, Aslin RN. Consequences of Lexical Stress on Learning an Artificial Lexicon. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory And Cognition 2006, 32: 15-32. PMID: 16478337, DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.32.1.15.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Two‐C but not two‐V: Segment similarity in learning an artificial lexicon
Creel S, Aslin R, Tanenhaus M. Two‐C but not two‐V: Segment similarity in learning an artificial lexicon. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2003, 114: 2337-2337. DOI: 10.1121/1.4781075.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Lexical Neighborhoods and the Word-Form Representations of 14-Month-Olds
Swingley D, Aslin R. Lexical Neighborhoods and the Word-Form Representations of 14-Month-Olds. Psychological Science 2002, 13: 480-484. PMID: 12219818, DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLexical representationsWord form representationsVisual fixation taskLexical neighborhoodsVocabulary spurtInfants' representationsPerceptual abilitiesWord recognitionDevelopmental psychologyInfant vocabularyMeaningless syllablesWord meaningsPhonetic detailDevelopmental continuityPhonetic distinctionsSimilar wordsFixation taskInaccurate formForces attentionWordsProminent hypothesisVocabularyTaskRepresentationPsychologyStatistical Learning of Higher-Order Temporal Structure From Visual Shape Sequences
Fiser J, Aslin R. Statistical Learning of Higher-Order Temporal Structure From Visual Shape Sequences. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory And Cognition 2002, 28: 458-467. PMID: 12018498, DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.28.3.458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShape sequenceHigher order temporal structureAbility of observersOvert taskAssociative learningPassive viewingExplicit instructionFamiliar shapesStatistical learningTemporal orderSequence of shapesTemporal structureTemporal featuresTemporal eventsFamiliarizationNew temporal featuresParticipantsLearningSuccessive shapesTaskObserverViewingNovel sequencesInstructionMultiple statistics
2001
Statistical Learning in a Serial Reaction Time Task: Access to Separable Statistical Cues by Individual Learners
Hunt R, Aslin R. Statistical Learning in a Serial Reaction Time Task: Access to Separable Statistical Cues by Individual Learners. Journal Of Experimental Psychology General 2001, 130: 658-680. PMID: 11757874, DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.130.4.658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerial reaction time taskReaction time taskTime taskStatistical learningIndividual learnersImplicit sequence learningArtificial grammar learningStatistical informationUnderlying statistical structureStatistical cuesSequence learningGrammar learningContinuous input streamUnderlying statisticsStatistical structureAdult learnersLearnersRelative predictabilityLearningConditional probabilityProbabilistic informationTaskLearning deviceSegmentation 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 streamHumans
2000
Motor timing learned without motor training
Meegan D, Aslin R, Jacobs R. Motor timing learned without motor training. Nature Neuroscience 2000, 3: 860-862. PMID: 10966614, DOI: 10.1038/78757.Peer-Reviewed Original Research