2021
Cues to gender and racial identity reduce creativity in diverse social networks
Baten RA, Aslin RN, Ghoshal G, Hoque E. Cues to gender and racial identity reduce creativity in diverse social networks. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 10261. PMID: 33986339, PMCID: PMC8119436, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89498-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional connectivity patterns predict naturalistic viewing versus rest across development
Sanchez-Alonso S, Rosenberg MD, Aslin RN. Functional connectivity patterns predict naturalistic viewing versus rest across development. NeuroImage 2021, 229: 117630. PMID: 33401011, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional network organizationNaturalistic viewingFunctional connectivity patternsFC patternsFunctional neural organizationResting-state paradigmConnectivity patternsNetwork organizationChildren's attentionTask engagementCognitive stateDevelopmental sampleNeural effectsNeural statesNaturalistic paradigmNeurodevelopmental trajectoriesFMRI dataNeural organizationFunction of developmentFunctional networksYoung adultsBehavioral phenotypesOrganization differencesViewingHead motion
2020
Temporal dynamics of visual representations in the infant brain
Bayet L, Zinszer BD, Reilly E, Cataldo JK, Pruitt Z, Cichy RM, Nelson CA, Aslin RN. Temporal dynamics of visual representations in the infant brain. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2020, 45: 100860. PMID: 32932205, PMCID: PMC7498752, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2020.100860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant brainComplex visual stimuliVisual representationPairwise classification accuracyEEG dataNeural correlatesNeural representationMental representationsVisual domainVisual objectsRepresentational contentStimulus onsetVisual stimuliNeural activationNeural activityComputational neuroscienceDevelopmental reorganizationIndividual infantsTemporal dynamicsAdult controlsRepresentationAdultsClassification accuracyNeuroscienceAge groups
2018
Emergence of the benefits and costs of grouping for visual search
Wu R, McGee B, Rubenstein M, Pruitt Z, Cheung OS, Aslin RN. Emergence of the benefits and costs of grouping for visual search. Psychophysiology 2018, 55: e13087. PMID: 29663415, PMCID: PMC6113073, DOI: 10.1111/psyp.13087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual searchTraining conditionsVisual search efficiencyAttentional selectionNeural responsesExplicit instructionTarget viewPlanned comparisonsRelated itemsSame objectInteraction effectsPretestObjectsDifferent viewsSearch efficiencyPosttestPresent studyParticipantsInstructionItemsViewANOVABenefits
2017
Neural Signatures of Spatial Statistical Learning: Characterizing the Extraction of Structure from Complex Visual Scenes
Karuza EA, Emberson LL, Roser ME, Cole D, Aslin RN, Fiser J. Neural Signatures of Spatial Statistical Learning: Characterizing the Extraction of Structure from Complex Visual Scenes. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2017, 29: 1963-1976. PMID: 28850297, PMCID: PMC5886020, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTask-based connectivityStatistical learningBehavioral performanceParticipants' behavioral performanceMedial temporal activationPrior fMRI studiesComplex visual scenesCourse of learningDegree of learningNeural signaturesIndividual differencesDorsal striatalNeural substratesFMRI studyPsychophysiological interactionVisual sceneParticipants' abilityBehavioral evidenceOccipitoparietal activationInterregional couplingInternal representationPosttest performanceNeural activityConnectivity analysisSet of areas
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 capacityImplicit associative learning in synesthetes and nonsynesthetes
Bankieris KR, Aslin RN. Implicit associative learning in synesthetes and nonsynesthetes. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 2016, 24: 935-943. PMID: 27612860, PMCID: PMC5344781, DOI: 10.3758/s13423-016-1162-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplicit associative learningShape-colour associationsAssociative learningLearning effectDevelopment of synesthesiaLong-term memoryMost current theoriesMemory differSynesthetic associationsNonsynesthetesSynesthetesGreater interferenceCurrent theoriesReaction timeLearningContinuous measureNeural connectionsMultiple time pointsSynesthesiaGenetic underpinningsMemoryTarget detectionUnderpinningsParticipantsAssociation
2015
Enhanced Visual Statistical Learning in Adults With Autism
Roser ME, Aslin RN, McKenzie R, Zahra D, Fiser J. Enhanced Visual Statistical Learning in Adults With Autism. Neuropsychology 2015, 29: 163-172. PMID: 25151115, PMCID: PMC4340818, DOI: 10.1037/neu0000137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderVisual statistical learningShort-term memoryStatistical learningAge-matched control participantsDomains of learningHigh covariationPairs of shapesVisuospatial processingObservational learningMultiple exemplarsSpectrum disorderSustained biasLanguage deficienciesControl participantsLow covariationVisual featuresExposure phaseSocial engagementParticipant groupsAdult participantsPatterns of covariationLearningCovariationParticipants
2013
The neural correlates of statistical learning in a word segmentation task: An fMRI study
Karuza EA, Newport EL, Aslin RN, Starling SJ, Tivarus ME, Bavelier D. The neural correlates of statistical learning in a word segmentation task: An fMRI study. Brain And Language 2013, 127: 46-54. PMID: 23312790, PMCID: PMC3750089, DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2012.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft inferior frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonance imagingNeural activationStatistical learningImplicit sequence learningWord segmentation taskInferior frontal gyrusCoherent sequenceSpeech streamNeural correlatesSequence learningNeural basisBehavioral performanceFMRI studyFrontal gyrusSyllable sequencesPars opercularisSubcortical networksTransitional probabilitiesBrain areasBehavioral testsLearningContinuous streamSegmentation taskParticipants
2008
Neural correlates of partial lexical activation
Revill KP, Aslin RN, Tanenhaus MK, Bavelier D. Neural correlates of partial lexical activation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 13111-13115. PMID: 18725635, PMCID: PMC2529118, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0807054105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMT/V5Motion wordsHuman MT/V5Multiple candidate wordsPrevious behavioral researchPerceptual brain regionsNovel visual environmentColor/texture changesLexical candidatesLexical competitionArtificial lexiconLexical activationTemporary ambiguityNeural correlatesSpoken wordsGreater activationMultiple wordsNovel objectsAcoustic formLexical itemsSemantic representationCandidate wordsVisual environmentBehavioral researchBrain regions
2006
Consequences 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
2005
Encoding Multielement Scenes: Statistical Learning of Visual Feature Hierarchies
Fiser J, Aslin R. Encoding Multielement Scenes: Statistical Learning of Visual Feature Hierarchies. Journal Of Experimental Psychology General 2005, 134: 521-537. PMID: 16316289, DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.134.4.521.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Depth-dependent blur adaptation
Battaglia P, Jacobs R, Aslin R. Depth-dependent blur adaptation. Vision Research 2004, 44: 113-117. PMID: 14637361, DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2003.09.010.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 Research