2016
Autistic traits modulate conscious and nonconscious face perception
Stavropoulos KK, Viktorinova M, Naples A, Foss-Feig J, McPartland JC. Autistic traits modulate conscious and nonconscious face perception. Social Neuroscience 2016, 13: 40-51. PMID: 27750521, PMCID: PMC6194504, DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2016.1248788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent-related potentialsAutism spectrum disorderAutistic traitsEmotional facesFace perceptionAutism QuotientAQ scoresShorter N170 latenciesBroader autism phenotypeHigher AQ scoresAutistic-like traitsEmotion perceptionN170 latencyNonconscious perceptionNeural underpinningsERP componentsAutism phenotypeConscious awarenessSocial perceptionSocial impairmentNeural responsesSpectrum disorderP300 amplitudeCore featuresSubclinical levels
2014
Building a Social Neuroscience of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Pelphrey KA, Yang D, McPartland JC. Building a Social Neuroscience of Autism Spectrum Disorder. 2014, 16: 215-233. PMID: 24481546, DOI: 10.1007/7854_2013_253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkersBrainChild Development Disorders, PervasiveHumansSocial BehaviorSocial PerceptionConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSpectrum disorderReciprocal social interactionComplex information processingSocial neuroscienceSocial informationSocial dysfunctionEarly-onset neurodevelopmental disorderNeural systemsInformation processingSocial interactionNeurodevelopmental disordersAlternative interpretationDisordersConceptual backgroundProcessingNeuroscienceEtiologic diversityImpairmentGreat phenotypic heterogeneityConsequent difficultyDifficulties
2013
Sex Differences in Social Perception in Children with ASD
Coffman MC, Anderson LC, Naples AJ, McPartland JC. Sex Differences in Social Perception in Children with ASD. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2013, 45: 589-599. PMID: 24293083, PMCID: PMC4039621, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-2006-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSocial information processingFace perceptionEvent Related PotentialsInformation processingSex differencesSocial functionERP markersNeural correlatesASD literatureSocial perceptionFace responsesSpectrum disorderRelated potentialsSocial functioningBrain recordingsObserved sex differencesSymptom severityPerceptionUnderrepresentation of femalesCurrent studyInfluential differencesNeural phenotypesCorrelatesChildren
2010
Dissociable brain mechanisms for processing social exclusion and rule violation
Bolling DZ, Pitskel NB, Deen B, Crowley MJ, McPartland JC, Mayes LC, Pelphrey KA. Dissociable brain mechanisms for processing social exclusion and rule violation. NeuroImage 2010, 54: 2462-2471. PMID: 20974272, PMCID: PMC3006641, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.10.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainCerebral CortexComputer GraphicsData Interpretation, StatisticalFemaleGames, ExperimentalHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedInterpersonal RelationsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNerve NetNeural PathwaysPsychophysicsRejection, PsychologySocial EnvironmentSocial PerceptionYoung AdultConceptsVentral anterior cingulate cortexBrain regionsMagnetic resonance imaging studyDifferential functional connectivityResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyAnterior cingulate cortexCingulate cortex activityMiddle temporal gyrusLateral parietal cortexVentrolateral prefrontal cortexCingulate cortexParietal cortexImaging studiesCortex activityFunctional connectivityTemporal gyrusPrefrontal cortexPosterior cingulate cortex activityActivation patternsCortexBrain mechanismsFunctional dissociationVirtual ball-tossing gameNeural systems