2013
The 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
2004
Distant Melodies: Statistical Learning of Nonadjacent Dependencies in Tone Sequences
Creel S, Newport E, Aslin R. Distant Melodies: Statistical Learning of Nonadjacent Dependencies in Tone Sequences. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory And Cognition 2004, 30: 1119-1130. PMID: 15355140, DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.30.5.1119.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Segmentation of the speech stream in a non-human primate: statistical learning in cotton-top tamarins
Hauser M, Newport E, Aslin R. Segmentation of the speech stream in a non-human primate: statistical learning in cotton-top tamarins. Cognition 2001, 78: b53-b64. PMID: 11124355, DOI: 10.1016/s0010-0277(00)00132-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpeech streamStream of speechSequences of syllablesNon-human primatesCotton-top tamarinsPrimates' abilitySerial orderPotential wordsSyllable sequencesStatistical learningHuman infantsSequential statisticsHuman adultsLearningAslinParticular aspectsSyllablesSaffranAbilitySpeechFuture workWordsTaskInput streamHumans
1996
Word Segmentation: The Role of Distributional Cues
Saffran J, Newport E, Aslin R. Word Segmentation: The Role of Distributional Cues. Journal Of Memory And Language 1996, 35: 606-621. DOI: 10.1006/jmla.1996.0032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistributional cuesWord boundariesProsodic cuesWord segmentationTransitional probabilitiesContinuous speech streamFirst taskLanguage learnersLanguage acquisitionArtificial languageLanguage inputSpeech streamOnly cueCuesLanguageLearnersLearning problemWordsRelative strengthSyllablesTaskBoundariesAdultsSoundAcquisition