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 investigationNonsynesthetes
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 typesListening
2011
Right Hemisphere Dominance in Visual Statistical Learning
Roser ME, Fiser J, Aslin RN, Gazzaniga MS. Right Hemisphere Dominance in Visual Statistical Learning. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2011, 23: 1088-1099. PMID: 20433243, PMCID: PMC3003769, DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2010.21508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSplit-brain patientsLeft visual fieldVisual fieldControl participantsStatistical learningHemisphere advantageFMRI activation patternsNormal control participantsVisual statistical learningLeft hemisphere advantageRight hemisphere advantageVisual feature combinationsUnsupervised statistical learningVisuospatial integrationRight hemisphereActivation patternsImplicit learningPairs of shapesVisuospatial processingTest displayNew visual featuresPatientsHemispheric asymmetryVisual featuresConceptual knowledge