The promise of awake behaving infant fMRI as a deep measure of cognition
Highlights•Ambiguity in infant behavior may hinder our understanding of the infant
mind.•fMRI can tap into internal representations that are difficult to access.•Awake infant …
mind.•fMRI can tap into internal representations that are difficult to access.•Awake infant …
SAYCam: A large, longitudinal audiovisual dataset recorded from the infant's perspective
We introduce a new resource: the SAYCam corpus. Infants aged 6–32 months wore a head-
mounted camera for approximately 2 hr per week, over the course of approximately two-and …
mounted camera for approximately 2 hr per week, over the course of approximately two-and …
Prosodic modulations in child‐directed language and their impact on word learning
Child‐directed language can support language learning, but how? We addressed two
questions:(1) how caregivers prosodically modulated their speech as a function of word …
questions:(1) how caregivers prosodically modulated their speech as a function of word …
Learning through processing: Toward an integrated approach to early word learning
SC Meylan, E Bergelson - Annual review of linguistics, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Children's linguistic knowledge and the learning mechanisms by which they acquire it grow
substantially in infancy and toddlerhood, yet theories of word learning largely fail to …
substantially in infancy and toddlerhood, yet theories of word learning largely fail to …
Let's talk about emotions: The development of children's emotion vocabulary from 4 to 11 years of age
Learning to use language in an adult-like way is a long-lasting process. This may
particularly apply to complex conceptual domains such as emotions. The present study …
particularly apply to complex conceptual domains such as emotions. The present study …
Caregiver speech predicts the emergence of children's emotion vocabulary
Learning about emotions is an important part of children's social and communicative
development. How does children's emotion‐related vocabulary emerge over development …
development. How does children's emotion‐related vocabulary emerge over development …
Learning the meanings of function words from grounded language using a visual question answering model
Interpreting a seemingly simple function word like “or,”“behind,” or “more” can require
logical, numerical, and relational reasoning. How are such words learned by children? Prior …
logical, numerical, and relational reasoning. How are such words learned by children? Prior …
Touch to learn: Multisensory input supports word learning and processing
AH Seidl, M Indarjit, A Borovsky - Developmental science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Infants experience language in rich multisensory environments. For example, they may first
be exposed to the word applesauce while touching, tasting, smelling, and seeing …
be exposed to the word applesauce while touching, tasting, smelling, and seeing …
Modeling early lexico-semantic network development: Perceptual features matter most.
R Peters, A Borovsky - Journal of Experimental Psychology …, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
What aspects of word meaning are important in early word learning and lexico-semantic
network development? Adult lexico-semantic systems flexibly encode multiple types of …
network development? Adult lexico-semantic systems flexibly encode multiple types of …
Look who's talking: A comparison of automated and human-generated speaker tags in naturalistic day-long recordings
F Bulgarelli, E Bergelson - Behavior Research Methods, 2020 - Springer
The LENA system has revolutionized research on language acquisition, providing both a
wearable device to collect day-long recordings of children's environments, and a set of …
wearable device to collect day-long recordings of children's environments, and a set of …