2021
A distributional perspective on the gavagai problem in early word learning
Aslin RN, Wang AF. A distributional perspective on the gavagai problem in early word learning. Cognition 2021, 213: 104680. PMID: 33853740, PMCID: PMC8324554, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2021.104680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly word learningWord learningProperty wordsObject wordsNovel labelWhole objectStatistical learning paradigmObjects/eventsAppropriate grammatical categoryDistributional informationRapid namingWord learnersReferential ambiguityNovel objectsPossible referentsNaïve learnersLanguage inputObject propertiesLearning paradigmPlausible accountGrammatical categoriesWordsYoung infantsCorpus analysisLearning
2016
Using fNIRS to examine occipital and temporal responses to stimulus repetition in young infants: Evidence of selective frontal cortex involvement
Emberson LL, Cannon G, Palmeri H, Richards JE, Aslin RN. Using fNIRS to examine occipital and temporal responses to stimulus repetition in young infants: Evidence of selective frontal cortex involvement. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2016, 23: 26-38. PMID: 28012401, PMCID: PMC5253300, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2016.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepetition suppressionPerceptual corticesAuditory repetition suppressionFrontal cortexAuditory stimuliStimulus repetitionExperiment 1Experiment 2Cortex involvementInfant brainTemporal cortexFrontal lobeAdult brainYoung infantsCortexRepetitionRecent experienceBrainFNIRSExperienceStimuliFirst evidenceSuggestive evidenceInfantsEvidence
1996
Perception of object unity in young infants: The roles of motion, depth, and orientation
Johnson S, Aslin R. Perception of object unity in young infants: The roles of motion, depth, and orientation. Cognitive Development 1996, 11: 161-180. DOI: 10.1016/s0885-2014(96)90001-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObject unityRod piecesInfants' perceptionComplete rodYoung Infants' PerceptionRole of motionMultiple visual cuesVeridical perceptionVisual cuesFirst displayDepth orderingCommon motionPerceptionBroken rodYoung infantsDisplay elementsBackground textureDisplayCuesInfantsOrientationEdge orientationObjectsDisjoint objectsThreshold model
1995
Perception of Object Unity in 2-Month-Old Infants
Johnson S, Aslin R. Perception of Object Unity in 2-Month-Old Infants. Developmental Psychology 1995, 31: 739-745. DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.31.5.739.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Developmental Differences in Infant Attention to the Spectral Properties of Infant‐directed Speech
Cooper R, Aslin R. Developmental Differences in Infant Attention to the Spectral Properties of Infant‐directed Speech. Child Development 1994, 65: 1663-1677. PMID: 7859548, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1994.tb00841.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsID speechExaggerated pitch contoursSine-wave analogsPitch contourAdult-directed speechInfant-directed speechInfant attentionAD speechPrepotent stimulusCommunicative signalsPerceptual acuityPreference procedureDevelopmental differencesNatural recordingsProsodic featuresAcoustic featuresFourth experimentSpeechPitch characteristicsOlder infantsThird experimentYoung infantsInteractive experienceMonths of ageFundamental frequency
1990
Preference for Infant‐directed Speech in the First Month after Birth
Cooper R, Aslin R. Preference for Infant‐directed Speech in the First Month after Birth. Child Development 1990, 61: 1584-1595. PMID: 2245748, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1990.tb02885.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant-directed speechAD speechAdult-directed speechPrenatal auditory experienceYoung infantsID speechSpeech preferenceInfants' preferenceVisual stimuliSpeech processingAuditory experienceTask variablesExperiment 1Prosodic featuresPostnatal experienceSpeechBehavioral preferencesOlder infantsPreferencesExperienceInfantsFirst monthStimuliSignificant differencesPossible roleVelocity Thresholds in Human Infants: Implications for the Perception of Motion
Aslin R, Shea S. Velocity Thresholds in Human Infants: Implications for the Perception of Motion. Developmental Psychology 1990, 26: 589-598. DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.26.4.589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOculomotor responses to step-ramp targets by young human infants
Shea S, Aslin R. Oculomotor responses to step-ramp targets by young human infants. Vision Research 1990, 30: 1077-1092. PMID: 2392836, DOI: 10.1016/0042-6989(90)90116-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond postnatal monthPursuit gainSmooth pursuitDeg/secPostnatal monthFrequent saccadic intrusionsStep-ramp targetsSmooth pursuit systemSaccadic intrusionsPursuit velocityYoung human infantsDeg targetEarly infancyYoung infantsInfantsPursuit systemOculomotor responsesHuman infantsTarget velocitySlower target velocitiesMonthsScreen centerInfants' trackingTargetWeeks
1989
The Language Environment of the Young Infant: Implications for Early Perceptual Development*
Cooper R, Aslin R. The Language Environment of the Young Infant: Implications for Early Perceptual Development*. Canadian Journal Of Psychology/Revue Canadienne De Psychologie 1989, 43: 247-265. PMID: 2486498, DOI: 10.1037/h0084216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly auditory experienceAuditory experienceAuditory preferenceYoung infantsEarly perceptual developmentLater language developmentEarly language processingYoung infants' useFormation of preferencesPerceptual developmentInfant attentionAuditory eventsAuditory informationLanguage developmentInfants' useLanguage environmentLanguage processingRecent researchExperiencePotential implicationsImplicationsAttentionSpeechPreferencesSaliency
1984
Infant discrimination of two- and five-formant voiced stop consonants differing in place of articulation.
Walley A, Pisoni D, Aslin R. Infant discrimination of two- and five-formant voiced stop consonants differing in place of articulation. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1984, 75: 581-9. PMID: 6699297, PMCID: PMC3514865, DOI: 10.1121/1.390531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlace of articulationOnset spectrumHead-turning paradigmRecent theoretical accountsFormant transition informationDiscrimination of placeTwo-formant stimuliAdditional acoustic informationInfants' discriminationArticulation perceptionArticulation contrastsDiscrimination taskFormant transitionsTheoretical accountsStop consonantsArticulation differencesAcoustic informationStimuliInnate cuesYoung infantsCuesTransition informationTransition differencesBurst stimuliDiscrimination
1980
Effects of early linguistic experience on speech discrimination by infants: a critique of Eiler, Gavin, and Wilson (1979).
Aslin R, Pisoni D. Effects of early linguistic experience on speech discrimination by infants: a critique of Eiler, Gavin, and Wilson (1979). Child Development 1980, 51: 107-12. PMID: 7363730, PMCID: PMC3514872, DOI: 10.2307/1129596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly linguistic experienceSpeech perceptionLinguistic experienceVoice onset time discriminationLanguage-learning environmentsExperimenter bias effectsSpeech contrastsEnglish infantsEilers et alDevelopmental courseTime discriminationSpeech discriminationDiscrimination dataYoung infantsGroups of infantsBias effectEarly experiencePerceptionConceptual groundsExperienceDiscriminationMethodological flawsSerious criticismGavinCritique
1979
Accommodative-convergence in young infants: Development of a synergistic sensory-motor system
Aslin R, Jackson R. Accommodative-convergence in young infants: Development of a synergistic sensory-motor system. Canadian Journal Of Psychology/Revue Canadienne De Psychologie 1979, 33: 222-231. PMID: 546490, DOI: 10.1037/h0081722.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1977
Perceptual analysis of speech sounds by prelinguistic infants: A first report
Aslin R, Perey A, Hennesy E, Pisoni D. Perceptual analysis of speech sounds by prelinguistic infants: A first report. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1977, 62: s99-s99. DOI: 10.1121/1.2016490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpeech perception abilitiesSpeech soundsPerception abilityNovel speech soundsHead-turning paradigmEarly environmental experiencesHead-turning responsePerceptual constancyPrelinguistic infantsVisual stimuliDiscrimination trainingPerceptual analysisTraining stimulusEnvironmental experiencesConditioning phaseStimuliTransfer phaseYoung infantsSoundFeature analysisSpeechInfantsAbilityParadigmTraining