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
2020
Categorization in infancy based on novelty and co-occurrence
Wu R, Kurum E, Ahmed C, Sain D, Aslin RN. Categorization in infancy based on novelty and co-occurrence. Infant Behavior And Development 2020, 62: 101510. PMID: 33291063, DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2020.101510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTest trialsObject familiarityNovel objectsObject trialsFamiliar objectsObject categoriesEveryday situationsFamiliar categoriesAbstract categoriesSame categoryNovel categoryFamiliarityObjectsDifferent categoriesInformation abstractionFamiliarizationCategoriesCategorizationInfantsTime studyItemsNoveltyInfancyTrialsAbility
2018
Dynamics of neural representations when searching for exemplars and categories of human and non-human faces
Bayet L, Zinszer B, Pruitt Z, Aslin RN, Wu R. Dynamics of neural representations when searching for exemplars and categories of human and non-human faces. Scientific Reports 2018, 8: 13277. PMID: 30185919, PMCID: PMC6125483, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31526-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-human facesHuman faceNeural representationTime-resolved multivariate pattern analysisFace perception abilitiesTraditional ERP analysisIndividual human facesMultivariate pattern analysisVisual search studiesNature of representationAttentional selectionERP analysisPerception abilityCategory representationsNeural patternsCategories of humanVisual searchExemplar representationsNeural responsesTarget itemsCategory targetsIndividual faceSearch studiesHuman adultsBehavioral effects
2016
Sampling over Nonuniform Distributions: A Neural Efficiency Account of the Primacy Effect in Statistical Learning
Karuza EA, Li P, Weiss DJ, Bulgarelli F, Zinszer BD, Aslin RN. Sampling over Nonuniform Distributions: A Neural Efficiency Account of the Primacy Effect in Statistical Learning. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2016, 28: 1484-1500. PMID: 27315265, PMCID: PMC5576997, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimacy effectFamiliar languageExtensive behavioral evidenceEarly auditory cortexLanguage learning capacityImportance of cuesPosterior parietal regionsAbsence of cuesFunctional connectivity analysisSuccessful knowledge acquisitionNeural accountFamiliarity judgmentsNeural efficiencyCognitive systemFMRI scanningArtificial languageBehavioral evidenceNovel languageParietal regionsStatistical learningSyllable inventoryAuditory cortexEfficiency accountConnectivity analysisLearning capacity
2013
Searching for Something Familiar or Novel: Top–Down Attentional Selection of Specific Items or Object Categories
Wu R, Scerif G, Aslin RN, Smith TJ, Nako R, Eimer M. Searching for Something Familiar or Novel: Top–Down Attentional Selection of Specific Items or Object Categories. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2013, 25: 719-729. PMID: 23281777, PMCID: PMC3804645, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObject categoriesAttentional target selectionTarget-defining featureCategory-based searchVisual search experimentsAttentional templatesAttentional controlAttentional selectionN2pc componentAttentional guidanceCategory learningPrime stimuliVisual searchNovel contextCategory searchItem levelN2pcCategory levelSearch experimentsSpecific itemsTarget selectionFamiliarStimuliPrimesLearning
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
2003
The Time Course of Spoken Word Learning and Recognition: Studies With Artificial Lexicons
Magnuson J, Tanenhaus M, Aslin R, Dahan D. The Time Course of Spoken Word Learning and Recognition: Studies With Artificial Lexicons. Journal Of Experimental Psychology General 2003, 132: 202-227. PMID: 12825637, DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.132.2.202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArtificial IntelligenceEye MovementsFixation, OcularHumansPhotic StimulationPsycholinguisticsRecognition, PsychologySpeechVerbal LearningVocabularyConceptsWord learningArtificial lexiconWord frequencyTime course measuresLexical activationPhonological similarityWord recognitionLexical representationsCompetitor effectEye trackingNeural network simulationLexiconCourse measuresTime courseLearningNeighbor frequenciesRecognitionNeighbor typeWordsSuch shiftsAdultsHolisticMeasuresRepresentationSimilarityProbabilistic Constraint Satisfaction at the Lexical/Phonetic Interface: Evidence for Gradient Effects of Within-Category VOT on Lexical Access
McMurray B, Tanenhaus M, Aslin R, Spivey M. Probabilistic Constraint Satisfaction at the Lexical/Phonetic Interface: Evidence for Gradient Effects of Within-Category VOT on Lexical Access. Journal Of Psycholinguistic Research 2003, 32: 77-97. PMID: 12647564, DOI: 10.1023/a:1021937116271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEye MovementsFixation, OcularHumansPhoneticsProbabilityReaction TimeRecognition, PsychologySpeech PerceptionVocabularyConceptsLexical accessSpeech perceptionEye movement paradigmPerceptual systemPerceptual consequencesVOT continuumCategory variationTemporal contextInformation integrationVOTPerceptionProbabilistic constraint satisfactionSuch categoriesMultiple sourcesWordsSatisfactionCorrelatesParadigmInvariant propertiesCategoriesInformationInvarianceContextResearchResearchers
2002
Gradient effects of within-category phonetic variation on lexical access
McMurray B, Tanenhaus M, Aslin R. Gradient effects of within-category phonetic variation on lexical access. Cognition 2002, 86: b33-b42. PMID: 12435537, DOI: 10.1016/s0010-0277(02)00157-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research