2022
Decoding the temporal dynamics of spoken word and nonword processing from EEG
McMurray B, Sarrett ME, Chiu S, Black AK, Wang A, Canale R, Aslin RN. Decoding the temporal dynamics of spoken word and nonword processing from EEG. NeuroImage 2022, 260: 119457. PMID: 35842096, PMCID: PMC10875705, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsElectroencephalographyHumansPsycholinguisticsRecognition, PsychologyReproducibility of ResultsSpeech PerceptionConceptsMultiple word candidatesNeuroscience of languagePatterns of confusionNonword processingImplicit processesLexical developmentWord recognitionNeural basisSpeech decodingPsycholinguistic findingsWord candidatesNeural dynamicsBehavioral methodsCognitive disordersSimple paradigmEEG systemTemporal dynamicsClinical disordersWordsMachine-learning techniquesEEG signalsLanguageNeuroscienceDisordersRecognition
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
2017
Indexical and linguistic processing by 12-month-olds: Discrimination of speaker, accent and vowel differences
Mulak KE, Bonn CD, Chládková K, Aslin RN, Escudero P. Indexical and linguistic processing by 12-month-olds: Discrimination of speaker, accent and vowel differences. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0176762. PMID: 28520762, PMCID: PMC5435166, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLanguageLearningMalePhoneticsSpeech PerceptionConceptsIndexical variationLanguage inputInfants' speech processingLarger receptive vocabulariesSame vowel categoryChildren's language inputIndexical variabilityPhoneme acquisitionInfants' sensitivityReceptive vocabularyDifferent accentsSpeech tokensCategory boundariesIndexical cuesLinguistic processingLinguistic cuesDistributional learningIndividual speakersVowel categoriesSpeech processingVowel differencesSpeakersSame speakerLearning contextSpeaker variability
2011
Cue Integration in Categorical Tasks: Insights from Audio-Visual Speech Perception
Bejjanki VR, Clayards M, Knill DC, Aslin RN. Cue Integration in Categorical Tasks: Insights from Audio-Visual Speech Perception. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e19812. PMID: 21637344, PMCID: PMC3102664, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCue integrationCue weightsPerceptual dimensionsSensory uncertaintyCategorical taskAudio-visual speech perceptionBayes-optimal observerSpeech perception tasksNormative modelPhonemic categorizationSensory reliabilityPerception taskSpeech perceptionVisual modalityComputational principlesHuman performanceSensory varianceParticipants' performanceVisual cuesTrial basisPhonemic labelingCategory variabilityCuesSensory variabilityTaskToddlers use speech disfluencies to predict speakers’ referential intentions
Kidd C, White KS, Aslin RN. Toddlers use speech disfluencies to predict speakers’ referential intentions. Developmental Science 2011, 14: 925-934. PMID: 21676111, PMCID: PMC3134150, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01049.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReferential intentionsSpeech disfluenciesIntended referentYoung childrenSpeaker’s intentionSpeaker’s referential intentionsEye-tracking studyLexical developmentOnline comprehensionSocial cuesDisfluenciesObject labelingPrevious researchDistributional informationPredictable locationsAge 2IntentionChildrenComprehensionCuesToddlersWordsReferentsSpeakersFirst evidenceProsody guides the rapid mapping of auditory word forms onto visual objects in 6-mo-old infants
Shukla M, White KS, Aslin RN. Prosody guides the rapid mapping of auditory word forms onto visual objects in 6-mo-old infants. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 6038-6043. PMID: 21444800, PMCID: PMC3076873, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1017617108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChild LanguageFemaleHumansInfantLearningMalePattern Recognition, VisualSpeech PerceptionConceptsAuditory word formsProsodic phrase boundariesWord formsPhrase boundariesContinuous speechWord learning processWord-like unitsMore naturalistic conditionsVisual referentsVisual objectsLanguage inputSuccessful learningSpeech inputNative languageNaturalistic conditionsHuman infantsLearner expectationsLearning processSpeechReferential roleLearningParsingComplex contextProsodyExpectationsAdaptation to novel accents by toddlers
White KS, Aslin RN. Adaptation to novel accents by toddlers. Developmental Science 2011, 14: 372-384. PMID: 21479106, PMCID: PMC3071623, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2010.00986.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAuditory PerceptionFemaleHumansInfantLanguageLanguage DevelopmentMalePhoneticsSpeech PerceptionConceptsWord recognitionPhonological detailPhonetic detailVowel ShiftYoung word learnersAdults' word recognitionDisruption of processingNon-native speakersPresent study exploresWord learnersArtificial accentNovel accentFamiliar wordsVariable pronunciationsSimilar wordsSame vowelYoung toddlersNative languageDifferent dialectsStandard pronunciationCategory shiftToddlersPronunciationMispronunciationsStudy explores
2009
Statistical learning of adjacent and nonadjacent dependencies among nonlinguistic sounds
Gebhart AL, Newport EL, Aslin RN. Statistical learning of adjacent and nonadjacent dependencies among nonlinguistic sounds. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 2009, 16: 486-490. PMID: 19451373, PMCID: PMC2799498, DOI: 10.3758/pbr.16.3.486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAssociation LearningAttentionHumansMultilingualismPhoneticsPitch PerceptionRecognition, PsychologySpeech PerceptionVerbal LearningConceptsStatistical learning mechanismsNonlinguistic soundsNonadjacent dependenciesPatterned relationshipsPerceptual similarityNonadjacent elementsSimilarity cuesAdjacent syllablesStatistical learningLearning mechanismSyllablesContinuous streamExtensive exposureAdultsParticipantsCuesContinuous sequenceRelationshipPresent studyLearningPrevious work
2008
Gradient Sensitivity to Within-Category Variation in Words and Syllables
McMurray B, Aslin RN, Tanenhaus MK, Spivey MJ, Subik D. Gradient Sensitivity to Within-Category Variation in Words and Syllables. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance 2008, 34: 1609-1631. PMID: 19045996, PMCID: PMC3011988, DOI: 10.1037/a0011747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDecision MakingEye MovementsHumansPattern Recognition, VisualPhoneticsReaction TimeReadingSemanticsSpeech AcousticsSpeech PerceptionConceptsVoice onset time continuumLexical identification taskAcoustic-phonetic informationLexical competitorsWord recognitionCategory boundariesIdentification taskNatural speechResponse alternativesExperiment 1Experiment 2Acoustic variabilitySynthetic speechEye movementsSpeech signalTime continuumSpeechVOTTaskTypes of tokensPhonemesListenersSyllablesConsonantsPerceptionTracking the time course of phonetic cue integration during spoken word recognition
McMurray B, Clayards MA, Tanenhaus MK, Aslin RN. Tracking the time course of phonetic cue integration during spoken word recognition. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 2008, 15: 1064-1071. PMID: 19001568, PMCID: PMC2621311, DOI: 10.3758/pbr.15.6.1064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttentionCuesHumansJudgmentPattern Recognition, VisualPhoneticsSpeech AcousticsSpeech PerceptionConceptsCue integrationWord recognitionManner contrastsVisual world paradigmCompetitor objectAsynchronous cuesLexical accessPhonetic categoriesTarget wordsPhonetic cuesSpeech perceptionWorld paradigmMultiple cuesEye movementsCuesListenersTime courseTrading relationsClassic studyPoints of divergenceRecognitionVoicingPerceptionWordsJudgmentsImmediate effects of form-class constraints on spoken word recognition
Magnuson JS, Tanenhaus MK, Aslin RN. Immediate effects of form-class constraints on spoken word recognition. Cognition 2008, 108: 866-873. PMID: 18675408, PMCID: PMC2567831, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2008.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWord recognitionPrevious findingsArtificial lexiconCognitive processingLexical accessSyntactic expectationsPredictive contextVisual informationContext integrationForm classImmediate integrationSyntactic categoriesWeak contextConceptual relationsWordsPragmatic constraintsStrong supportContextRecognitionNounsLexiconImmediate effectsFindingsAdjectivesProcessingContext and Spoken Word Recognition in a Novel Lexicon
Revill KP, Tanenhaus MK, Aslin RN. Context and Spoken Word Recognition in a Novel Lexicon. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory And Cognition 2008, 34: 1207-1223. PMID: 18763901, PMCID: PMC2542884, DOI: 10.1037/a0012796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisual speech contributes to phonetic learning in 6-month-old infants
Teinonen T, Aslin RN, Alku P, Csibra G. Visual speech contributes to phonetic learning in 6-month-old infants. Cognition 2008, 108: 850-855. PMID: 18590910, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2008.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttentionCuesFemaleHumansInfantLanguage DevelopmentLipreadingMalePhoneticsSpeech PerceptionConceptsVisual speechPhoneme discriminationVisual articulationPhonetic category learningPhonetic learningAuditory tokensCategory learningFacial displaysPreference procedureLanguage developmentSame syllablePhoneme boundariesSpeech articulationVisual informationSpeechVowel articulationPrevious researchGroups of infantsLearningUnimodal frequency distributionsParticular infantArticulationDiscriminationSyllablesTokensPerception of speech reflects optimal use of probabilistic speech cues
Clayards M, Tanenhaus MK, Aslin RN, Jacobs RA. Perception of speech reflects optimal use of probabilistic speech cues. Cognition 2008, 108: 804-809. PMID: 18582855, PMCID: PMC2582186, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2008.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsComprehensionCuesHumansJudgmentModels, StatisticalPattern Recognition, VisualPhoneticsSpeech AcousticsSpeech Perception
2007
Statistical phonetic learning in infants: facilitation and feature generalization
Maye J, Weiss DJ, Aslin RN. Statistical phonetic learning in infants: facilitation and feature generalization. Developmental Science 2007, 11: 122-134. PMID: 18171374, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00653.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhonetic inputNon-native speech contrastsInfant speech perceptionSame phonetic featureSpeech contrastsPhonetic learningDifficult contrastsPhonetic contrastsSpeech perceptionPhonetic informationFeatural representationPhonetic featuresPhonetic systemNative languageBimodal statistical distributionForeign languageDiscrimination patternsInput languageListenersLanguageFeature generalizationProcess of enhancementStatistical accountDiscriminationWerkerHeeding the voice of experience: The role of talker variation in lexical access
Creel SC, Aslin RN, Tanenhaus MK. Heeding the voice of experience: The role of talker variation in lexical access. Cognition 2007, 106: 633-664. PMID: 17507006, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2007.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAdultCuesEye MovementsFemaleFixation, OcularHumansMalePsycholinguisticsSocial PerceptionSpeech Perception
2006
Consequences of Lexical Stress on Learning an Artificial Lexicon
Creel SC, Tanenhaus MK, Aslin RN. Consequences of Lexical Stress on Learning an Artificial Lexicon. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory And Cognition 2006, 32: 15-32. PMID: 16478337, DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.32.1.15.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Infants are sensitive to within-category variation in speech perception
McMurray B, Aslin R. Infants are sensitive to within-category variation in speech perception. Cognition 2005, 95: b15-b26. PMID: 15694642, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2004.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpeech perceptionCategory variationHead-turn preference procedureRepetition of wordsPhonetic categoriesInfants' sensitivityPreference procedureCategory detailPrevious researchPerceptionSame categoryAdultsSystematic sensitivityPhonemesListenersTokensConsonantsSpeechRecent evidenceVOTWordsInfantsRecent workRepetitionCategories
2004
Young children’s sensitivity to probabilistic phonotactics in the developing lexicon
Coady J, Aslin R. Young children’s sensitivity to probabilistic phonotactics in the developing lexicon. Journal Of Experimental Child Psychology 2004, 89: 183-213. PMID: 15501451, PMCID: PMC5531272, DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2004.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcousticsChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansLanguage DevelopmentLearningLinguisticsMaleMemorySpeech PerceptionConceptsIndividual phonetic segmentsChildren's sensitivityPhonetic segmentsNonword repetition taskAcoustic-phonetic informationYoung children's sensitivityYoung childrenGroup of childrenEase of articulationProbabilistic phonotacticsLexical representationsRepetition taskLexical variablesPhoneme frequencyPhonotactic structureSound structureNonwordsAmerican EnglishOlder childrenChildrenLexiconAcoustic natureLarger unitsPhonotacticsSpeechLearning at a distance II. Statistical learning of non-adjacent dependencies in a non-human primate
Newport E, Hauser M, Spaepen G, Aslin R. Learning at a distance II. Statistical learning of non-adjacent dependencies in a non-human primate. Cognitive Psychology 2004, 49: 85-117. PMID: 15304368, DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2003.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCognitionFemaleLanguageLearningMalePhoneticsPsycholinguisticsPsychological TheorySaguinusSpeech PerceptionVocabularyConceptsNon-adjacent regularitiesStatistical regularitiesTamarin monkeysType of languageNon-adjacent syllablesWord-like unitsCotton-top tamarin monkeysNon-adjacent dependenciesNon-adjacent segmentsPredictable relationNon-human primatesLanguage acquisitionFamiliarization methodsHuman learnersPlayback paradigmLanguageAdjacent syllablesHuman speechStatistical learningLearnersWordsSyllablesDifferent soundsAdult learningConsonants