2022
Decoding the temporal dynamics of spoken word and nonword processing from EEG
McMurray B, Sarrett ME, Chiu S, Black AK, Wang A, Canale R, Aslin RN. Decoding the temporal dynamics of spoken word and nonword processing from EEG. NeuroImage 2022, 260: 119457. PMID: 35842096, PMCID: PMC10875705, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple word candidatesNeuroscience of languagePatterns of confusionNonword processingImplicit processesLexical developmentWord recognitionNeural basisSpeech decodingPsycholinguistic findingsWord candidatesNeural dynamicsBehavioral methodsCognitive disordersSimple paradigmEEG systemTemporal dynamicsClinical disordersWordsMachine-learning techniquesEEG signalsLanguageNeuroscienceDisordersRecognitionUsing an Artificial Lexicon and Eye Movements to Examine the Development and Microstructure of Lexical Dynamics
Magnuson J, Dahan D, Allopenna P, Tanenhaus M, Aslin R. Using an Artificial Lexicon and Eye Movements to Examine the Development and Microstructure of Lexical Dynamics. 2022, 651-656. DOI: 10.4324/9781315782416-121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDo 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 effectFindings
2021
A distributional perspective on the gavagai problem in early word learning
Aslin RN, Wang AF. A distributional perspective on the gavagai problem in early word learning. Cognition 2021, 213: 104680. PMID: 33853740, PMCID: PMC8324554, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2021.104680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly word learningWord learningProperty wordsObject wordsNovel labelWhole objectStatistical learning paradigmObjects/eventsAppropriate grammatical categoryDistributional informationRapid namingWord learnersReferential ambiguityNovel objectsPossible referentsNaïve learnersLanguage inputObject propertiesLearning paradigmPlausible accountGrammatical categoriesWordsYoung infantsCorpus analysisLearning
2019
Immediate Integration of Syntactic and Referential Constraints on Spoken Word Recognition
Magnuson J, Tanenhaus M, Aslin R. Immediate Integration of Syntactic and Referential Constraints on Spoken Word Recognition. 2019, 614-619. DOI: 10.4324/9781315782379-141.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 researchContextLearningCuesCategoriesTaskCategorizationSemantic Specificity in One-Year-Olds’ Word Comprehension
Bergelson E, Aslin R. Semantic Specificity in One-Year-Olds’ Word Comprehension. Language Learning And Development 2017, 13: 481-501. PMID: 29200981, PMCID: PMC5711470, DOI: 10.1080/15475441.2017.1324308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInitial semantic representationFamiliar objectsSecond postnatal yearWord comprehensionFamiliar nounsInfants' knowledgeNonce wordsNovel objectsRelated wordsSemantic fitSemantic representationPostnatal yearSemantic specificityWordsRelated trialsWhole sampleIncorrect imagesObjectsComprehensionRelated labelsNounsPresent studyReferentsOne-yearSecond year
2016
A 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
2014
Phonetic Category Learning and Its Influence on Speech Production
Aslin RN. Phonetic Category Learning and Its Influence on Speech Production. Ecological Psychology 2014, 26: 4-15. PMID: 24954995, PMCID: PMC4061984, DOI: 10.1080/10407413.2014.874839.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Word 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
Toddlers use speech disfluencies to predict speakers’ referential intentions
Kidd C, White KS, Aslin RN. Toddlers use speech disfluencies to predict speakers’ referential intentions. Developmental Science 2011, 14: 925-934. PMID: 21676111, PMCID: PMC3134150, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01049.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReferential intentionsSpeech disfluenciesIntended referentYoung childrenSpeaker’s intentionSpeaker’s referential intentionsEye-tracking studyLexical developmentOnline comprehensionSocial cuesDisfluenciesObject labelingPrevious researchDistributional informationPredictable locationsAge 2IntentionChildrenComprehensionCuesToddlersWordsReferentsSpeakersFirst evidence
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 studiesInformationAbilityWithin-category VOT affects recovery from “lexical” garden-paths: Evidence against phoneme-level inhibition
McMurray B, Tanenhaus MK, Aslin RN. Within-category VOT affects recovery from “lexical” garden-paths: Evidence against phoneme-level inhibition. Journal Of Memory And Language 2009, 60: 65-91. PMID: 20046217, PMCID: PMC2630474, DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2008.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVoice onset timeWord recognitionVisual world experimentsGarden-path recoveryPairs of wordsInitial phonemePhonemic informationVOT continuumPhoneme levelMultiple syllablesPhonemesSupport modelRecognitionListenersCurrent modelsOnset timeWorld experimentsProcessing systemSyllablesVoicingWordsGradient sensitivity
2008
Tracking the time course of phonetic cue integration during spoken word recognition
McMurray B, Clayards MA, Tanenhaus MK, Aslin RN. Tracking the time course of phonetic cue integration during spoken word recognition. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 2008, 15: 1064-1071. PMID: 19001568, PMCID: PMC2621311, DOI: 10.3758/pbr.15.6.1064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCue integrationWord recognitionManner contrastsVisual world paradigmCompetitor objectAsynchronous cuesLexical accessPhonetic categoriesTarget wordsPhonetic cuesSpeech perceptionWorld paradigmMultiple cuesEye movementsCuesListenersTime courseTrading relationsClassic studyPoints of divergenceRecognitionVoicingPerceptionWordsJudgmentsImmediate effects of form-class constraints on spoken word recognition
Magnuson JS, Tanenhaus MK, Aslin RN. Immediate effects of form-class constraints on spoken word recognition. Cognition 2008, 108: 866-873. PMID: 18675408, PMCID: PMC2567831, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2008.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWord recognitionPrevious findingsArtificial lexiconCognitive processingLexical accessSyntactic expectationsPredictive contextVisual informationContext integrationForm classImmediate integrationSyntactic categoriesWeak contextConceptual relationsWordsPragmatic constraintsStrong supportContextRecognitionNounsLexiconImmediate effectsFindingsAdjectivesProcessingPerception of speech reflects optimal use of probabilistic speech cues
Clayards M, Tanenhaus MK, Aslin RN, Jacobs RA. Perception of speech reflects optimal use of probabilistic speech cues. Cognition 2008, 108: 804-809. PMID: 18582855, PMCID: PMC2582186, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2008.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
The Dynamics of Lexical Competition During Spoken Word Recognition
Magnuson JS, Dixon JA, Tanenhaus MK, Aslin RN. The Dynamics of Lexical Competition During Spoken Word Recognition. Cognitive Science 2007, 31: 133-156. PMID: 21635290, DOI: 10.1080/03640210709336987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly facilitatory effectWord recognitionNeighborhood densityLate inhibitory effectAuditory word formsFacilitatory effectTime course measuresLexical competitionSpoken wordsWord formsWord frequencyEntire wordEye trackingVisual wordsWord lengthWordsCompetitor setsCourse measuresOnset densityRecognitionListenersCuesMemoryContinuous effectNew conception
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 interactionsTaskNonneighborsAdultsDiscriminationReturn of the weckud wetch: Rapid adaptation to a new accent
Bardhan N, Aslin R, Tanenhaus M. Return of the weckud wetch: Rapid adaptation to a new accent. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2006, 119: 3423-3423. DOI: 10.1121/1.4786853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNew accentsVowel spaceLexical decision taskEye-tracking measuresEffect of generalizationLexical adaptationOnly brief exposureDialect influencesNative languageLexical itemsUntrained wordsLexical accessWord recognitionDecision taskVisual arrayVisual referentsObject namesMatching taskFront vowelsTask subjectsBack vowelsVowelsAccentListenersWordsConsequences 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