2021
Towards a model of language neurobiology in early development
Sanchez-Alonso S, Aslin RN. Towards a model of language neurobiology in early development. Brain And Language 2021, 224: 105047. PMID: 34894429, DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2021.105047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLanguage outcomesTrait-like patternsLanguage learning mechanismsNeural measuresInfants' sensitivityCognitive domainsRecent behavioralIndividual differencesMaturational constraintsNeural patternsLanguage networkValid paradigmBehavioral measuresLanguage learningFuture methodological approachesLearning mechanismNeural plasticitySubject differencesNeurobiologyClinical interventionsEarly childhoodDevelopmental patternsEarly developmentAnalytic approachMeasures
2018
Classifying the mental representation of word meaning in children with Multivariate Pattern Analysis of fNIRS
Gemignani J, Bayet L, Kabdebon C, Blankertz B, Pugh K, Aslin R. Classifying the mental representation of word meaning in children with Multivariate Pattern Analysis of fNIRS. Annual International Conference Of The IEEE Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society (EMBC) 2018, 00: 295-298. PMID: 30440396, DOI: 10.1109/embc.2018.8512209.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2012
Rational snacking: Young children’s decision-making on the marshmallow task is moderated by beliefs about environmental reliability
Kidd C, Palmeri H, Aslin RN. Rational snacking: Young children’s decision-making on the marshmallow task is moderated by beliefs about environmental reliability. Cognition 2012, 126: 109-114. PMID: 23063236, PMCID: PMC3730121, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2012.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarshmallow taskSelf-control abilityGratification taskIndividual differencesRational decision-making processSustained delayGreater rewardsUnreliable conditionsLater lifeTaskClassic paradigmDecision-making processChildrenBeliefsMischelPiagetRewardGratificationAbilityParadigmEvidenceDifferencesReliability