2022
Macaques preferentially attend to intermediately surprising information
Wu S, Blanchard T, Meschke E, Aslin RN, Hayden BY, Kidd C. Macaques preferentially attend to intermediately surprising information. Biology Letters 2022, 18: 20220144. PMID: 35857891, PMCID: PMC9256086, DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0144.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2019
Young children combine sensory cues with learned information in a statistically efficient manner: But task complexity matters
Bejjanki VR, Randrup ER, Aslin RN. Young children combine sensory cues with learned information in a statistically efficient manner: But task complexity matters. Developmental Science 2019, 23: e12912. PMID: 31608526, PMCID: PMC7153990, DOI: 10.1111/desc.12912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBayes-optimal fashionSensory cuesCognitive abilitiesSensory informationTask complexity mattersGeneral cognitive abilityUncertain sensory informationYoung children's abilityAvailable sensory cuesYoung children's behaviorYoung childrenEnvironmental regularitiesSensory uncertaintyChildren's abilityTask performanceTask complexityChild behaviorComplexity mattersAdult mannerCuesHuman adultsPrevious researchSuch regularitiesChildrenAdults
2018
Synesthetes perseverate in implicit learning: Evidence from a non-stationary statistical learning task
Bankieris KR, Qian T, Aslin RN. Synesthetes perseverate in implicit learning: Evidence from a non-stationary statistical learning task. Quarterly Journal Of Experimental Psychology 2018, 72: 1771-1779. PMID: 30537900, PMCID: PMC6817364, DOI: 10.1177/1747021818816285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplicit learning abilitiesImplicit learningStatistical learning taskLearning abilityReaction time dataParticular environmental stimuliSynesthetic associationsCognitive perceptionOnline measuresParticipants' abilityLearning taskUnannounced changesSynesthetesSame small setComputer gamesReaction timeSynesthesiaNon-stationary probability distributionLearningEnvironmental stimuliProbabilistic informationParticipantsNon-stationary statisticsMinimal investigationNonsynesthetesExpectation affects neural repetition suppression in infancy
Emberson LL, Boldin AM, Robertson CE, Cannon G, Aslin RN. Expectation affects neural repetition suppression in infancy. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2018, 37: 100597. PMID: 30473471, PMCID: PMC6918478, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2018.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfants' neural responsesRepetition suppressionNeural responsesInfant brainNeural repetition suppressionAuditory repetition suppressionControl conditionSame stimulus resultsPredictive processingAuditory stimuliStimulus presentationNeural activationNeural phenomenaPredictive codingStimuli resultsStimuliRecent workFNIRSExpectationsContextBrainParadigmRepetitionProcessingInfancy
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 ResearchIndexical and linguistic processing by 12-month-olds: Discrimination of speaker, accent and vowel differences
Mulak KE, Bonn CD, Chládková K, Aslin RN, Escudero P. Indexical and linguistic processing by 12-month-olds: Discrimination of speaker, accent and vowel differences. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0176762. PMID: 28520762, PMCID: PMC5435166, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndexical variationLanguage inputInfants' speech processingLarger receptive vocabulariesSame vowel categoryChildren's language inputIndexical variabilityPhoneme acquisitionInfants' sensitivityReceptive vocabularyDifferent accentsSpeech tokensCategory boundariesIndexical cuesLinguistic processingLinguistic cuesDistributional learningIndividual speakersVowel categoriesSpeech processingVowel differencesSpeakersSame speakerLearning contextSpeaker variabilityDeficits 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 ResearchConceptsSensory 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
Statistical learning: a powerful mechanism that operates by mere exposure
Aslin RN. Statistical learning: a powerful mechanism that operates by mere exposure. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Cognitive Science 2016, 8 PMID: 27906526, PMCID: PMC5182173, DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMere exposureStatistical learning mechanismsLittle apparent effortTransfer of learningImplicit learningSpeech syllablesLittle active involvementUnderlying temporal structurePassive listeningStatistical learningLearning mechanismHuman infantsWIREs websiteApparent effortVariety of modalitiesFurther resourcesTemporal structureLearningPowerful mechanismInstructionAslinSyllablesSaffranSpecific typesListeningImplicit 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 detectionUnderpinningsParticipantsAssociationLearning and inference using complex generative models in a spatial localization task
Bejjanki VR, Knill DC, Aslin RN. Learning and inference using complex generative models in a spatial localization task. Journal Of Vision 2016, 16: 9-9. PMID: 26967015, PMCID: PMC4790422, DOI: 10.1167/16.5.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBayes-optimal behaviorUncertain sensory informationSensory informationNatural tasksLocalization taskBayes-optimal integrationBayes-optimal mannerSpatial localization taskSimple task conditionsGenerative modelSimple taskComplex generative modelsTask conditionsHuman performanceTrial basisHuman observersTaskPrior integrationParticipantsLarge bodyObserverPrior knowledgeTouch screenVarianceBehavior
2015
Top-down modulation in the infant brain: Learning-induced expectations rapidly affect the sensory cortex at 6 months
Emberson LL, Richards JE, Aslin RN. Top-down modulation in the infant brain: Learning-induced expectations rapidly affect the sensory cortex at 6 months. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 9585-9590. PMID: 26195772, PMCID: PMC4534272, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1510343112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant brainSensory cortexFuture sensory inputsRole of expectationsRepetition suppressionInfants' expectationsVisual eventsOmission paradigmNeural processingStimulus noveltyAuditory stimuliCortical hierarchyInfant cortexNeural organizationNonhuman animalsNeural maturationSensory inputOccipital cortexEmpirical supportCortexRudimentary formExpectationsAdult humansHemodynamic responseExtensive feedback
2014
Learning bundles of stimuli renders stimulus order as a cue, not a confound
Qian T, Aslin RN. Learning bundles of stimuli renders stimulus order as a cue, not a confound. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 14400-14405. PMID: 25246587, PMCID: PMC4210001, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1416109111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStimulus orderCognitive phenomenaTask domainTask environmentConsecutive stimuliInfluence behaviorImportant cueCuesCognitionPrevious accountsNormative theoryStimuliBasketball gamesLatent clustersExplanatory powerUnderlying structureConfoundsPerceptionBundle representationsBehaviorPeopleGameRepresentationPerspectiveTheory
2013
Combining fMRI and behavioral measures to examine the process of human learning
Karuza EA, Emberson LL, Aslin RN. Combining fMRI and behavioral measures to examine the process of human learning. Neurobiology Of Learning And Memory 2013, 109: 193-206. PMID: 24076012, PMCID: PMC3963805, DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2013.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe 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
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 Research
2011
Prosody guides the rapid mapping of auditory word forms onto visual objects in 6-mo-old infants
Shukla M, White KS, Aslin RN. Prosody guides the rapid mapping of auditory word forms onto visual objects in 6-mo-old infants. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 6038-6043. PMID: 21444800, PMCID: PMC3076873, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1017617108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChild LanguageFemaleHumansInfantLearningMalePattern Recognition, VisualSpeech PerceptionConceptsAuditory word formsProsodic phrase boundariesWord formsPhrase boundariesContinuous speechWord learning processWord-like unitsMore naturalistic conditionsVisual referentsVisual objectsLanguage inputSuccessful learningSpeech inputNative languageNaturalistic conditionsHuman infantsLearner expectationsLearning processSpeechReferential roleLearningParsingComplex contextProsodyExpectationsSMART-T: A system for novel fully automated anticipatory eye-tracking paradigms
Shukla M, Wen J, White KS, Aslin RN. SMART-T: A system for novel fully automated anticipatory eye-tracking paradigms. Behavior Research Methods 2011, 43: 384-398. PMID: 21327871, PMCID: PMC4593507, DOI: 10.3758/s13428-010-0056-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnticipatory eye movementsEye gaze dataGaze dataEye-tracking paradigmImportant cognitive capacitiesGaze-contingent paradigmGraphical front endCognitive processingImplicit measuresCognitive capacityMultimodal stimuliIntertrial intervalTrial basisEye movementsTraining phasePsychophysics ToolboxPredictive patternsMATLAB moduleOnline learningLearningParadigmDifferent measuresSmartMATLAB scriptFront end
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 Research
2008
Bayesian learning of visual chunks by human observers
Orbán G, Fiser J, Aslin RN, Lengyel M. Bayesian learning of visual chunks by human observers. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 2745-2750. PMID: 18268353, PMCID: PMC2268207, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0708424105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex visual patternsChunks of informationPair-wise statisticsVisual chunksPrevious empirical findingsIdeal learnerHuman performanceVisual sceneBayesian model comparisonLearning mechanismVisual patternsHuman observersCorrelational structureLow-level featuresKey predictionsEmpirical findingsBayesian learningLearningLearnersChunksHuman patternModel comparisonRelevant informationEconomical representationExemplars