2023
Multiple pathways to developmental continuity in infant cognition
Aslin R, Fox N, Lewkowicz D, Maurer D, Nelson C, von Hofsten C. Multiple pathways to developmental continuity in infant cognition. Trends In Cognitive Sciences 2023, 27: 692-693. PMID: 37321924, DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2023.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Top-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
Deficits 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
Using fNIRS to examine occipital and temporal responses to stimulus repetition in young infants: Evidence of selective frontal cortex involvement
Emberson LL, Cannon G, Palmeri H, Richards JE, Aslin RN. Using fNIRS to examine occipital and temporal responses to stimulus repetition in young infants: Evidence of selective frontal cortex involvement. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2016, 23: 26-38. PMID: 28012401, PMCID: PMC5253300, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2016.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepetition suppressionPerceptual corticesAuditory repetition suppressionFrontal cortexAuditory stimuliStimulus repetitionExperiment 1Experiment 2Cortex involvementInfant brainTemporal cortexFrontal lobeAdult brainYoung infantsCortexRepetitionRecent experienceBrainFNIRSExperienceStimuliFirst evidenceSuggestive evidenceInfantsEvidenceCompositional Reasoning in Early Childhood
Piantadosi S, Aslin R. Compositional Reasoning in Early Childhood. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0147734. PMID: 27588944, PMCID: PMC5010236, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChild DevelopmentChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleModels, PsychologicalNeuropsychological TestsProblem SolvingPsychology, Child
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsChild DevelopmentCognitionFunctional NeuroimagingHemodynamicsHumansInfantMagnetic Resonance ImagingSpectroscopy, Near-InfraredConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingInfant cognitionHuman infantsCognitive neuroscienceCognitive processesCognitive developmentNeural mechanismsCorrelational dataCognitionHemodynamic correlatesMagnetic resonance imagingHemodynamic measuresNeuroscienceSophisticated waysKey findingsResonance imagingCorrelatesInfantsBlood oxygenationMeasuresBrainFindingsInferenceHypothesis
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttentionChild DevelopmentHumansInfantLearningPhotic StimulationRegression AnalysisVisual Perception
2009
How Infants View Natural Scenes Gathered From a Head-Mounted Camera
Aslin RN. How Infants View Natural Scenes Gathered From a Head-Mounted Camera. Optometry And Vision Science 2009, 86: 561-565. PMID: 19417702, PMCID: PMC2748119, DOI: 10.1097/opx.0b013e3181a76e96.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalysis of VarianceChild DevelopmentEquipment DesignFixation, OcularHumansInfantMalePhotographyVideo RecordingVision, OcularConceptsEarly visual experienceVisual experienceHuman infant developmentHead-mounted cameraVisual worldVisual inputInfant developmentNatural scenesVisual deprivationSocial developmentPreliminary findingsBroad implicationsExperienceLanguageImportant insightsNatural environmentNormal infantsInfantsImplicationsSceneContextFindingsVideo imagesDeprivationSuch studies
2006
What's in a look?
Aslin RN. What's in a look? Developmental Science 2006, 10: 48-53. PMID: 17181699, PMCID: PMC2493049, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00563.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttentionChild DevelopmentCognitionHumansInfantNeuropsychological TestsTime FactorsVision, OcularLexical 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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBrainBrain MappingChild DevelopmentCognitionForecastingHumansInfantInfant BehaviorLearningProbability LearningPsychology, Child
2000
Infants' Perception of Transparency
Johnson S, Aslin R. Infants' Perception of Transparency. Developmental Psychology 2000, 36: 808-816. PMID: 11081703, DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.36.6.808.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsChild DevelopmentContrast SensitivityForm PerceptionHumansInfantLightingSensory ThresholdsConceptsMonths of ageVernier acuityFirst postnatal yearEquivalent intrinsic blurAcuity developmentExpt 1AcuityAdult thresholdPostnatal yearAdult levelsInfantsIntrinsic blurHuman infantsAdultsMonthsVernier acuity taskLuminance contrastAcuity taskSame luminance contrastAgePresence of levelsAdulthoodStimuliBlurred conditionDevelopmental differences
1994
Developmental Differences in Infant Attention to the Spectral Properties of Infant‐directed Speech
Cooper R, Aslin R. Developmental Differences in Infant Attention to the Spectral Properties of Infant‐directed Speech. Child Development 1994, 65: 1663-1677. PMID: 7859548, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1994.tb00841.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChild DevelopmentDiscrimination LearningFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMalePitch PerceptionSpeech PerceptionConceptsID speechExaggerated pitch contoursSine-wave analogsPitch contourAdult-directed speechInfant-directed speechInfant attentionAD speechPrepotent stimulusCommunicative signalsPerceptual acuityPreference procedureDevelopmental differencesNatural recordingsProsodic featuresAcoustic featuresFourth experimentSpeechPitch characteristicsOlder infantsThird experimentYoung infantsInteractive experienceMonths of ageFundamental frequency
1989
Discrimination of frequency transitions by human infants.
Aslin R. Discrimination of frequency transitions by human infants. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1989, 86: 582-90. PMID: 2768673, DOI: 10.1121/1.398237.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
1980
Binocular Vision in Infants: A Review and a Theoretical Framework11Preparation of this article was partially supported by grants from NSF (BNS-77-04580) and NICHD (HD-00309) to RNA. We gratefully acknowledge the helpful comments and criticisms provided by Martin Banks, Robert Fox, Conrad Mueller, Clark Presson, Sandra Shea, Linda Smith, and Davida Teller
Aslin R, Dumais S. Binocular Vision in Infants: A Review and a Theoretical Framework11Preparation of this article was partially supported by grants from NSF (BNS-77-04580) and NICHD (HD-00309) to RNA. We gratefully acknowledge the helpful comments and criticisms provided by Martin Banks, Robert Fox, Conrad Mueller, Clark Presson, Sandra Shea, Linda Smith, and Davida Teller. Advances In Child Development And Behavior 1980, 15: 53-94. PMID: 7010956, DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2407(08)60125-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1979
Accommodative-convergence in young infants: Development of a synergistic sensory-motor system
Aslin R, Jackson R. Accommodative-convergence in young infants: Development of a synergistic sensory-motor system. Canadian Journal Of Psychology/Revue Canadienne De Psychologie 1979, 33: 222-231. PMID: 546490, DOI: 10.1037/h0081722.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1977
Development of binocular fixation in human infants
Aslin R. Development of binocular fixation in human infants. Journal Of Experimental Child Psychology 1977, 23: 133-150. PMID: 839156, DOI: 10.1016/0022-0965(77)90080-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsChild DevelopmentEye MovementsFixation, OcularHumansInfantLensesMotion PerceptionReaction TimeVisual Perception