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
2005
The Role of Embodied Intention in Early Lexical Acquisition
Yu C, Ballard D, Aslin R. The Role of Embodied Intention in Early Lexical Acquisition. Cognitive Science 2005, 29: 961-1005. PMID: 21702799, DOI: 10.1207/s15516709cog0000_40.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWord-meaning associationsLexical acquisitionReferential intentionsSocial cognitive skillsEarly lexical acquisitionInfant language developmentDifferent learning conditionsBody movementsCognitive skillsMultisensory signalsWord discoveryIndividual wordsLanguage developmentLearning conditionsHuman participantsContinuous speechComputational roleSound patternsLexical itemsContextual informationDeictic referenceComputational modelEmpirical findingsWordsIntention