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 evidenceLearningReadingProcessingTop-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
2017
Nature and origins of the lexicon in 6-mo-olds
Bergelson E, Aslin RN. Nature and origins of the lexicon in 6-mo-olds. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: 12916-12921. PMID: 29158399, PMCID: PMC5724273, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1712966114.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Immediate 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 effectsFindingsAdjectivesProcessingContext and Spoken Word Recognition in a Novel Lexicon
Revill KP, Tanenhaus MK, Aslin RN. Context and Spoken Word Recognition in a Novel Lexicon. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory And Cognition 2008, 34: 1207-1223. PMID: 18763901, PMCID: PMC2542884, DOI: 10.1037/a0012796.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 interactionsTaskNonneighborsAdultsDiscrimination
2004
Learning at a distance II. Statistical learning of non-adjacent dependencies in a non-human primate
Newport E, Hauser M, Spaepen G, Aslin R. Learning at a distance II. Statistical learning of non-adjacent dependencies in a non-human primate. Cognitive Psychology 2004, 49: 85-117. PMID: 15304368, DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2003.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-adjacent regularitiesStatistical regularitiesTamarin monkeysType of languageNon-adjacent syllablesWord-like unitsCotton-top tamarin monkeysNon-adjacent dependenciesNon-adjacent segmentsPredictable relationNon-human primatesLanguage acquisitionFamiliarization methodsHuman learnersPlayback paradigmLanguageAdjacent syllablesHuman speechStatistical learningLearnersWordsSyllablesDifferent soundsAdult learningConsonants
2003
The Time Course of Spoken Word Learning and Recognition: Studies With Artificial Lexicons
Magnuson J, Tanenhaus M, Aslin R, Dahan D. The Time Course of Spoken Word Learning and Recognition: Studies With Artificial Lexicons. Journal Of Experimental Psychology General 2003, 132: 202-227. PMID: 12825637, DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.132.2.202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWord learningArtificial lexiconWord frequencyTime course measuresLexical activationPhonological similarityWord recognitionLexical representationsCompetitor effectEye trackingNeural network simulationLexiconCourse measuresTime courseLearningNeighbor frequenciesRecognitionNeighbor typeWordsSuch shiftsAdultsHolisticMeasuresRepresentationSimilarityPhonological neighbourhoods in the developing lexicon
COADY J, ASLIN R. Phonological neighbourhoods in the developing lexicon. Journal Of Child Language 2003, 30: 441-469. PMID: 12846305, PMCID: PMC5524141, DOI: 10.1017/s0305000903005579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProbabilistic Constraint Satisfaction at the Lexical/Phonetic Interface: Evidence for Gradient Effects of Within-Category VOT on Lexical Access
McMurray B, Tanenhaus M, Aslin R, Spivey M. Probabilistic Constraint Satisfaction at the Lexical/Phonetic Interface: Evidence for Gradient Effects of Within-Category VOT on Lexical Access. Journal Of Psycholinguistic Research 2003, 32: 77-97. PMID: 12647564, DOI: 10.1023/a:1021937116271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLexical accessSpeech perceptionEye movement paradigmPerceptual systemPerceptual consequencesVOT continuumCategory variationTemporal contextInformation integrationVOTPerceptionProbabilistic constraint satisfactionSuch categoriesMultiple sourcesWordsSatisfactionCorrelatesParadigmInvariant propertiesCategoriesInformationInvarianceContextResearchResearchers
2002
Gradient effects of within-category phonetic variation on lexical access
McMurray B, Tanenhaus M, Aslin R. Gradient effects of within-category phonetic variation on lexical access. Cognition 2002, 86: b33-b42. PMID: 12435537, DOI: 10.1016/s0010-0277(02)00157-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLexical 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 hypothesisVocabularyTaskRepresentationPsychology
2000
Spoken word recognition and lexical representation in very young children
Swingley D, Aslin R. Spoken word recognition and lexical representation in very young children. Cognition 2000, 76: 147-166. PMID: 10856741, DOI: 10.1016/s0010-0277(00)00081-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleHumansInfantLanguage DevelopmentMalePhoneticsSemanticsSpeech PerceptionVerbal LearningVocabularyConceptsLexical representationsWord recognitionEye movementsEarly lexical representationsChildren's eye movementsYoung childrenFamiliar wordsSpoken wordsChildren's representationsVocabulary sizeObject labelsSimilar wordsChildren's knowledgeSound patternsFocus of debateWordsMispronunciationsCurrent studySentencesChildrenDegree of specificityRepresentationRecognitionReferentsDebate
1995
Infants′ Detection of the Sound Patterns of Words in Fluent Speech
Jusczyk P, Aslin R. Infants′ Detection of the Sound Patterns of Words in Fluent Speech. Cognitive Psychology 1995, 29: 1-23. PMID: 7641524, DOI: 10.1006/cogp.1995.1010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget wordsFluent speechNon-word targetsDifferent monosyllabic wordsSimilar sounding wordsUnfamiliar wordsSentential contextInfants' capacityPhonetic segmentsMonosyllabic wordsSpeech contextPhonetic featuresExperiment 3Experiment 4Experiment 1Test passagesTest phaseSound patternsFamiliarization periodWordsSpeechMonths of ageAmerican infantsSentencesContext