2017
Sensory cue-combination in the context of newly learned categories
Bankieris KR, Bejjanki VR, Aslin RN. Sensory cue-combination in the context of newly learned categories. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 10890. PMID: 28883455, PMCID: PMC5589839, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11341-7.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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAuditory PerceptionBrainChild DevelopmentHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureLearningVisual PerceptionConceptsSensory 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
Sampling over Nonuniform Distributions: A Neural Efficiency Account of the Primacy Effect in Statistical Learning
Karuza EA, Li P, Weiss DJ, Bulgarelli F, Zinszer BD, Aslin RN. Sampling over Nonuniform Distributions: A Neural Efficiency Account of the Primacy Effect in Statistical Learning. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2016, 28: 1484-1500. PMID: 27315265, PMCID: PMC5576997, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimacy effectFamiliar languageExtensive behavioral evidenceEarly auditory cortexLanguage learning capacityImportance of cuesPosterior parietal regionsAbsence of cuesFunctional connectivity analysisSuccessful knowledge acquisitionNeural accountFamiliarity judgmentsNeural efficiencyCognitive systemFMRI scanningArtificial languageBehavioral evidenceNovel languageParietal regionsStatistical learningSyllable inventoryAuditory cortexEfficiency accountConnectivity analysisLearning capacity
2014
The 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
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 variabilityTaskAdaptation to novel accents by toddlers
White KS, Aslin RN. Adaptation to novel accents by toddlers. Developmental Science 2011, 14: 372-384. PMID: 21479106, PMCID: PMC3071623, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2010.00986.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAuditory PerceptionFemaleHumansInfantLanguageLanguage DevelopmentMalePhoneticsSpeech PerceptionConceptsWord recognitionPhonological detailPhonetic detailVowel ShiftYoung word learnersAdults' word recognitionDisruption of processingNon-native speakersPresent study exploresWord learnersArtificial accentNovel accentFamiliar wordsVariable pronunciationsSimilar wordsSame vowelYoung toddlersNative languageDifferent dialectsStandard pronunciationCategory shiftToddlersPronunciationMispronunciationsStudy explores
2004
Distant Melodies: Statistical Learning of Nonadjacent Dependencies in Tone Sequences
Creel S, Newport E, Aslin R. Distant Melodies: Statistical Learning of Nonadjacent Dependencies in Tone Sequences. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory And Cognition 2004, 30: 1119-1130. PMID: 15355140, DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.30.5.1119.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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAuditory PerceptionFemaleHumansInfantMaleSpeech PerceptionVestibulocochlear Nerve