2021
Functional connectivity patterns predict naturalistic viewing versus rest across development
Sanchez-Alonso S, Rosenberg MD, Aslin RN. Functional connectivity patterns predict naturalistic viewing versus rest across development. NeuroImage 2021, 229: 117630. PMID: 33401011, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional network organizationNaturalistic viewingFunctional connectivity patternsFC patternsFunctional neural organizationResting-state paradigmConnectivity patternsNetwork organizationChildren's attentionTask engagementCognitive stateDevelopmental sampleNeural effectsNeural statesNaturalistic paradigmNeurodevelopmental trajectoriesFMRI dataNeural organizationFunction of developmentFunctional networksYoung adultsBehavioral phenotypesOrganization differencesViewingHead motion
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