2022
Time-resolved multivariate pattern analysis of infant EEG data: A practical tutorial
Ashton K, Zinszer BD, Cichy RM, Nelson CA, Aslin RN, Bayet L. Time-resolved multivariate pattern analysis of infant EEG data: A practical tutorial. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2022, 54: 101094. PMID: 35248819, PMCID: PMC8897621, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTime-resolved multivariate pattern analysisMultivariate pattern analysisInfant EEG dataEEG dataRepresentational similarity analysisRelevant stimulus dimensionCognitive neuroscienceStudy of childrenNeural representationStimulus dimensionsStudy of infantsChance accuracyStimulus imagesArtifact-free EEG dataPattern analysisCommon infantInfant neuroimagingElectro-encephalographyLinear SVM classificationSimilarity analysisDo children estimate area using an “Additive‐Area Heuristic”?
Yousif SR, Alexandrov E, Bennette E, Aslin RN, Keil FC. Do children estimate area using an “Additive‐Area Heuristic”? Developmental Science 2022, 25: e13235. PMID: 35064624, DOI: 10.1111/desc.13235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantity perceptionArea perceptionArea judgmentsPattern of resultsAdditive areaNumber judgmentsRobust illusionInteraction of numberChildren's useIndividual childrenHuman adultsPerceptionYoung childrenBody of workChildrenSpecific strategiesJudgmentsTaskAdultsIllusionWordsDimensionsSame kindOverall effectFindings
2021
Functional connectivity patterns predict naturalistic viewing versus rest across development
Sanchez-Alonso S, Rosenberg MD, Aslin RN. Functional connectivity patterns predict naturalistic viewing versus rest across development. NeuroImage 2021, 229: 117630. PMID: 33401011, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional network organizationNaturalistic viewingFunctional connectivity patternsFC patternsFunctional neural organizationResting-state paradigmConnectivity patternsNetwork organizationChildren's attentionTask engagementCognitive stateDevelopmental sampleNeural effectsNeural statesNaturalistic paradigmNeurodevelopmental trajectoriesFMRI dataNeural organizationFunction of developmentFunctional networksYoung adultsBehavioral phenotypesOrganization differencesViewingHead motion
2020
Optimal, resource-rational or sub-optimal? Insights from cognitive development
Bejjanki VR, Aslin RN. Optimal, resource-rational or sub-optimal? Insights from cognitive development. Behavioral And Brain Sciences 2020, 43: e4. PMID: 32159470, DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x19001614.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchConceptsBayes-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
2018
Classifying the mental representation of word meaning in children with Multivariate Pattern Analysis of fNIRS
Gemignani J, Bayet L, Kabdebon C, Blankertz B, Pugh K, Aslin R. Classifying the mental representation of word meaning in children with Multivariate Pattern Analysis of fNIRS. Annual International Conference Of The IEEE Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society (EMBC) 2018, 00: 295-298. PMID: 30440396, DOI: 10.1109/embc.2018.8512209.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
The Lateral Occipital Cortex Is Selective for Object Shape, Not Texture/Color, at Six Months
Emberson LL, Crosswhite SL, Richards JE, Aslin RN. The Lateral Occipital Cortex Is Selective for Object Shape, Not Texture/Color, at Six Months. Journal Of Neuroscience 2017, 37: 3698-3703. PMID: 28264984, PMCID: PMC5373142, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3300-16.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual systemVisual regionsVisual developmentHigh-level visual regionsHigh-level visual areasMid-level visionHuman visual developmentLateral occipital cortexVisual representationHuman visual systemFunctional specializationDevelopmental trajectoriesVisual areasFNIRS dataOccipital cortexCortical hemodynamicsHuman brainObject shapeEarly childhoodMonth oldsCurrent studyShape informationLOCMonths of ageFirst systematic investigation
2015
Enhanced Visual Statistical Learning in Adults With Autism
Roser ME, Aslin RN, McKenzie R, Zahra D, Fiser J. Enhanced Visual Statistical Learning in Adults With Autism. Neuropsychology 2015, 29: 163-172. PMID: 25151115, PMCID: PMC4340818, DOI: 10.1037/neu0000137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderVisual statistical learningShort-term memoryStatistical learningAge-matched control participantsDomains of learningHigh covariationPairs of shapesVisuospatial processingObservational learningMultiple exemplarsSpectrum disorderSustained biasLanguage deficienciesControl participantsLow covariationVisual featuresExposure phaseSocial engagementParticipant groupsAdult participantsPatterns of covariationLearningCovariationParticipants
2012
Rational snacking: Young children’s decision-making on the marshmallow task is moderated by beliefs about environmental reliability
Kidd C, Palmeri H, Aslin RN. Rational snacking: Young children’s decision-making on the marshmallow task is moderated by beliefs about environmental reliability. Cognition 2012, 126: 109-114. PMID: 23063236, PMCID: PMC3730121, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2012.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarshmallow taskSelf-control abilityGratification taskIndividual differencesRational decision-making processSustained delayGreater rewardsUnreliable conditionsLater lifeTaskClassic paradigmDecision-making processChildrenBeliefsMischelPiagetRewardGratificationAbilityParadigmEvidenceDifferencesReliability
2003
Phonological neighbourhoods in the developing lexicon
COADY J, ASLIN R. Phonological neighbourhoods in the developing lexicon. Journal Of Child Language 2003, 30: 441-469. PMID: 12846305, PMCID: PMC5524141, DOI: 10.1017/s0305000903005579.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
1988
Perceptual Development
Aslin R, Smith L. Perceptual Development. Annual Review Of Psychology 1988, 39: 435-473. PMID: 3278680, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ps.39.020188.002251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceptual representationsPerceptual developmentHigher-order processesEffect of experiencePerceptual abilitiesCognitive operationsSpeech soundsVisual modalityLanguage abilityPsychophysical perspectiveLinguistic processesRepresentational changeLanguage influenceHigher-order operationsPostnatal experienceSelective reviewFuture researchRepresentationStrong supportDirectional predictionPotential influenceDevelopmentalistsExperienceGeneral goalTask