2019
Young children combine sensory cues with learned information in a statistically efficient manner: But task complexity matters
Bejjanki VR, Randrup ER, Aslin RN. Young children combine sensory cues with learned information in a statistically efficient manner: But task complexity matters. Developmental Science 2019, 23: e12912. PMID: 31608526, PMCID: PMC7153990, DOI: 10.1111/desc.12912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBayes TheoremChildCuesFemaleHumansLearningMalePerceptionTask Performance and AnalysisUncertaintyConceptsBayes-optimal fashionSensory cuesCognitive abilitiesSensory informationTask complexity mattersGeneral cognitive abilityUncertain sensory informationYoung children's abilityAvailable sensory cuesYoung children's behaviorYoung childrenEnvironmental regularitiesSensory uncertaintyChildren's abilityTask performanceTask complexityChild behaviorComplexity mattersAdult mannerCuesHuman adultsPrevious researchSuch regularitiesChildrenAdults
2016
Incremental implicit learning of bundles of statistical patterns
Qian T, Jaeger TF, Aslin RN. Incremental implicit learning of bundles of statistical patterns. Cognition 2016, 157: 156-173. PMID: 27639552, PMCID: PMC5181648, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2016.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBayes TheoremCuesHumansMemoryModels, PsychologicalPattern Recognition, VisualProbability LearningReaction TimeLearning and inference using complex generative models in a spatial localization task
Bejjanki VR, Knill DC, Aslin RN. Learning and inference using complex generative models in a spatial localization task. Journal Of Vision 2016, 16: 9-9. PMID: 26967015, PMCID: PMC4790422, DOI: 10.1167/16.5.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBayes-optimal behaviorUncertain sensory informationSensory informationNatural tasksLocalization taskBayes-optimal integrationBayes-optimal mannerSpatial localization taskSimple task conditionsGenerative modelSimple taskComplex generative modelsTask conditionsHuman performanceTrial basisHuman observersTaskPrior integrationParticipantsLarge bodyObserverPrior knowledgeTouch screenVarianceBehavior
2014
Rich analysis and rational models: inferring individual behavior from infant looking data
Piantadosi ST, Kidd C, Aslin R. Rich analysis and rational models: inferring individual behavior from infant looking data. Developmental Science 2014, 17: 321-337. PMID: 24750256, PMCID: PMC3996510, DOI: 10.1111/desc.12083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive modelInfant attentionBayesian data analysis approachStimulus complexityCognitive developmentStudy of infantsDependent measuresModel beliefsStatistical learning modelsIndividual behaviorIndividual infantsProbabilistic expectationsLearning modelBeliefsRational modelAttentionAslinRecent findingsRich analysisAnalytic techniquesStimuliData analysis approachBehaviorAnalysis approachInfants
2008
Bayesian learning of visual chunks by human observers
Orbán G, Fiser J, Aslin RN, Lengyel M. Bayesian learning of visual chunks by human observers. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 2745-2750. PMID: 18268353, PMCID: PMC2268207, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0708424105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex visual patternsChunks of informationPair-wise statisticsVisual chunksPrevious empirical findingsIdeal learnerHuman performanceVisual sceneBayesian model comparisonLearning mechanismVisual patternsHuman observersCorrelational structureLow-level featuresKey predictionsEmpirical findingsBayesian learningLearningLearnersChunksHuman patternModel comparisonRelevant informationEconomical representationExemplars
2003
Bayesian integration of visual and auditory signals for spatial localization.
Battaglia P, Jacobs R, Aslin R. Bayesian integration of visual and auditory signals for spatial localization. Journal Of The Optical Society Of America A 2003, 20: 1391-7. PMID: 12868643, DOI: 10.1364/josaa.20.001391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBayes TheoremHearingHumansModels, NeurologicalSound LocalizationSpace PerceptionVision, OcularConceptsAuditory informationSensory signalsPerceptual judgmentsCue integrationAuditory signalsMultimodal informationHuman observersNeural plasticityRelative reliabilityBayesian integrationSpatial locationMultiple modalitiesJudgmentsSpatial localizationImportant implicationsOverall biasSignal reliabilityTheoryImplicationsAdult brainInformationBiasObserverBrainIntegration