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 supportMonthsScoresAttentional orienting abilities in bilinguals: Evidence from a large infant sample
Arredondo MM, Aslin RN, Zhang M, Werker JF. Attentional orienting abilities in bilinguals: Evidence from a large infant sample. Infant Behavior And Development 2022, 66: 101683. PMID: 34999429, PMCID: PMC8842846, DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2021.101683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttentionHumansInfantLanguageLanguage DevelopmentMultilingualismReproducibility of ResultsConceptsBilingual cognitive advantageOrienting of attentionSignificant developmental gainsHigher cognitive functionsBilingual infantsOrienting tasksCognitive advantagesInfants' performanceCognitive developmentDevelopmental gainsInfluence infantsBilingual environmentLongitudinal subsetLarge sampleCurrent studyInfant samplesOrientingBilingualsInconclusive evidenceTaskSmall samplesInfantsPerformanceEvidenceKey questions
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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAttentionEye MovementsFemaleHumansInfantLanguage DevelopmentMaleVerbal LearningVocabulary
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsChild, PreschoolCuesEye MovementsFemaleHumansInfantIntentionLanguage DevelopmentMaleSemanticsSpeech PerceptionVerbal LearningVisual PerceptionConceptsReferential intentionsSpeech disfluenciesIntended referentYoung childrenSpeaker’s intentionSpeaker’s referential intentionsEye-tracking studyLexical developmentOnline comprehensionSocial cuesDisfluenciesObject labelingPrevious researchDistributional informationPredictable locationsAge 2IntentionChildrenComprehensionCuesToddlersWordsReferentsSpeakersFirst evidenceAdaptation 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
2009
Statistical learning of phonetic categories: insights from a computational approach
McMurray B, Aslin RN, Toscano JC. Statistical learning of phonetic categories: insights from a computational approach. Developmental Science 2009, 12: 369-378. PMID: 19371359, PMCID: PMC2742678, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00822.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsComputational BiologyHumansInfantLanguage DevelopmentLearningModels, PsychologicalNormal DistributionPhoneticsStatistics as Topic
2008
Visual speech contributes to phonetic learning in 6-month-old infants
Teinonen T, Aslin RN, Alku P, Csibra G. Visual speech contributes to phonetic learning in 6-month-old infants. Cognition 2008, 108: 850-855. PMID: 18590910, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2008.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttentionCuesFemaleHumansInfantLanguage DevelopmentLipreadingMalePhoneticsSpeech PerceptionConceptsVisual speechPhoneme discriminationVisual articulationPhonetic category learningPhonetic learningAuditory tokensCategory learningFacial displaysPreference procedureLanguage developmentSame syllablePhoneme boundariesSpeech articulationVisual informationSpeechVowel articulationPrevious researchGroups of infantsLearningUnimodal frequency distributionsParticular infantArticulationDiscriminationSyllablesTokens
2007
Statistical phonetic learning in infants: facilitation and feature generalization
Maye J, Weiss DJ, Aslin RN. Statistical phonetic learning in infants: facilitation and feature generalization. Developmental Science 2007, 11: 122-134. PMID: 18171374, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00653.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhonetic inputNon-native speech contrastsInfant speech perceptionSame phonetic featureSpeech contrastsPhonetic learningDifficult contrastsPhonetic contrastsSpeech perceptionPhonetic informationFeatural representationPhonetic featuresPhonetic systemNative languageBimodal statistical distributionForeign languageDiscrimination patternsInput languageListenersLanguageFeature generalizationProcess of enhancementStatistical accountDiscriminationWerker
2006
Is myelination the precipitating neural event for language development in infants and toddlers?
Aslin RN, Schlaggar BL. Is myelination the precipitating neural event for language development in infants and toddlers? Neurology 2006, 66: 304-305. PMID: 16476926, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000201189.32928.fb.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Young children’s sensitivity to probabilistic phonotactics in the developing lexicon
Coady J, Aslin R. Young children’s sensitivity to probabilistic phonotactics in the developing lexicon. Journal Of Experimental Child Psychology 2004, 89: 183-213. PMID: 15501451, PMCID: PMC5531272, DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2004.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcousticsChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansLanguage DevelopmentLearningLinguisticsMaleMemorySpeech PerceptionConceptsIndividual phonetic segmentsChildren's sensitivityPhonetic segmentsNonword repetition taskAcoustic-phonetic informationYoung children's sensitivityYoung childrenGroup of childrenEase of articulationProbabilistic phonotacticsLexical representationsRepetition taskLexical variablesPhoneme frequencyPhonotactic structureSound structureNonwordsAmerican EnglishOlder childrenChildrenLexiconAcoustic natureLarger unitsPhonotacticsSpeech
2002
Lexical 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttentionFemaleHumansInfantLanguage DevelopmentMalePattern Recognition, VisualPhoneticsSemanticsSpeech PerceptionVerbal LearningVocabularyConceptsLexical 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
1996
Statistical Learning by 8-Month-Old Infants
Saffran J, Aslin R, Newport E. Statistical Learning by 8-Month-Old Infants. Science 1996, 274: 1926-1928. PMID: 8943209, DOI: 10.1126/science.274.5294.1926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLanguage acquisitionStatistical learningExperience-independent mechanismsSegmentation of wordsExperience-dependent mechanismsLanguage inputWord segmentationFluent speechMost theoristsOlder infantsSpeechLearningLearnersWordsAcquisitionTheoristsPowerful mechanismPresent studyTaskFundamental taskInfantsTypes of mechanisms
1995
Three- and four-year-olds’ perceptual confusions for spoken words
Gerken L, Murphy W, Aslin R. Three- and four-year-olds’ perceptual confusions for spoken words. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics 1995, 57: 475-486. PMID: 7596745, DOI: 10.3758/bf03213073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttentionChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansLanguage DevelopmentMalePhoneticsPsychoacousticsReaction TimeSpeech AcousticsSpeech PerceptionConceptsLexical representationsFeatural overlapHolistic hypothesisSpoken-word recognitionAcoustic-phonetic propertiesMinimal word pairsYoung childrenReason young childrenNonword stimuliSpeech contrastsTarget wordsWord recognitionMental lexiconWord pairsPhonetic segmentsAuditory stimuliSpoken wordsPerceptual confusionWord positionPhonetic featuresTest stimuliStimuliSingle featureChildrenWords
1990
Preference for Infant‐directed Speech in the First Month after Birth
Cooper R, Aslin R. Preference for Infant‐directed Speech in the First Month after Birth. Child Development 1990, 61: 1584-1595. PMID: 2245748, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1990.tb02885.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttentionChoice BehaviorFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornLanguage DevelopmentMaleMaternal BehaviorPhoneticsSemanticsSpeech PerceptionVerbal BehaviorConceptsInfant-directed speechAD speechAdult-directed speechPrenatal auditory experienceYoung infantsID speechSpeech preferenceInfants' preferenceVisual stimuliSpeech processingAuditory experienceTask variablesExperiment 1Prosodic featuresPostnatal experienceSpeechBehavioral preferencesOlder infantsPreferencesExperienceInfantsFirst monthStimuliSignificant differencesPossible role
1989
Identification of vowels in “vowelless” syllables by 3-year-olds
Murphy W, Shea S, Aslin R. Identification of vowels in “vowelless” syllables by 3-year-olds. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics 1989, 46: 375-383. PMID: 2798031, DOI: 10.3758/bf03204991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Language Environment of the Young Infant: Implications for Early Perceptual Development*
Cooper R, Aslin R. The Language Environment of the Young Infant: Implications for Early Perceptual Development*. Canadian Journal Of Psychology/Revue Canadienne De Psychologie 1989, 43: 247-265. PMID: 2486498, DOI: 10.1037/h0084216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArousalAttentionFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLanguage DevelopmentPregnancySocial EnvironmentConceptsEarly auditory experienceAuditory experienceAuditory preferenceYoung infantsEarly perceptual developmentLater language developmentEarly language processingYoung infants' useFormation of preferencesPerceptual developmentInfant attentionAuditory eventsAuditory informationLanguage developmentInfants' useLanguage environmentLanguage processingRecent researchExperiencePotential implicationsImplicationsAttentionSpeechPreferencesSaliency
1985
Categorization and normalization of vowels by 3-year-old children
Kubaska C, Aslin R. Categorization and normalization of vowels by 3-year-old children. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics 1985, 37: 355-362. PMID: 4034353, DOI: 10.3758/bf03211358.Peer-Reviewed Original Research