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
Explicit Associative Learning and Memory in Synesthetes and Nonsynesthetes
Bankieris KR, Aslin RN. Explicit Associative Learning and Memory in Synesthetes and Nonsynesthetes. I-Perception 2016, 7: 2041669516658488. PMID: 27698986, PMCID: PMC5030759, DOI: 10.1177/2041669516658488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociative learningEnhanced long-term memoryShape-colour associationsLearning abilityAssociative learning abilityDevelopment of synesthesiaLong-term memoryMost current theoriesLong-term retentionSynesthetesSubsequent learning abilityTesting blocksGroup differencesControl abilityCurrent theoriesInitial learning rateMemoryLearning rateContinuous measureNeural connectionsLearningNonsynesthetesSynesthesiaGenetic underpinningsAbility
1999
Statistical learning of tone sequences by human infants and adults
Saffran J, Johnson E, Aslin R, Newport E. Statistical learning of tone sequences by human infants and adults. Cognition 1999, 70: 27-52. PMID: 10193055, DOI: 10.1016/s0010-0277(98)00075-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWord boundary cuesStatistical learning abilityNon-linguistic stimuliAuditory sequencesTone streamsTone sequencesBoundary cuesTone wordsLanguage learnersLinguistic materialSyllable sequencesSyllable streamsWord segmentationContinuous speechStatistical learningHuman infantsLearning mechanismLearning abilityPrevious researchPresent researchLearnersWordsAdultsCuesSpeech