2024
Less attention to emotional faces is associated with low empathy and prosociality in 12‐to 20‐month old infants
Donohue M, Camacho M, Drake J, Schwarzlose R, Brady R, Hoyniak C, Hennefield L, Wakschlag L, Rogers C, Barch D, Luby J. Less attention to emotional faces is associated with low empathy and prosociality in 12‐to 20‐month old infants. Infancy 2024, 29: 113-136. PMID: 38173191, PMCID: PMC10872599, DOI: 10.1111/infa.12569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative emotional facesEmotional facesDevelopment of empathyEye regionAssociated with less empathyEye region of facesAssociated with lower empathyEmotional processing skillsRegion of facesAngry facesFearful facesEmotional processingInfant attentionLow empathyAssociated with disruptionProsocial behaviorDecreased attentionProsocial helpingDiverse sampleComfort behaviourDevelopmental periodEffect sizeProsocialityProcess skillsEmpathy
2022
Threat and deprivation are associated with distinct aspects of cognition, emotional processing, and psychopathology in children and adolescents
Schäfer J, McLaughlin K, Manfro G, Pan P, Rohde L, Miguel E, Simioni A, Hoffmann M, Salum G. Threat and deprivation are associated with distinct aspects of cognition, emotional processing, and psychopathology in children and adolescents. Developmental Science 2022, 26: e13267. PMID: 35417607, PMCID: PMC10028496, DOI: 10.1111/desc.13267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild Behavior ChecklistExecutive functionEmotional processingChildhood adversityBrazilian High-Risk CohortForms of adversityPoor developmental outcomesAttention biasAngry facesCognitive tasksCognitive developmentDevelopmental correlatesBehavior ChecklistChild developmentDevelopmental outcomesLongitudinal associationsGeneral psychopathologyPsychopathologyAdversityLatent constructsDifferential associationsWorse performanceDistinct aspectsCognitionMeaningful influence
2019
No evidence of attentional bias toward angry faces in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Skinazi M, de Mathis M, Cohab T, de Marco e Souza M, Shavitt R, Miguel E, Hoexter M, Batistuzzo M. No evidence of attentional bias toward angry faces in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Brazilian Journal Of Psychiatry 2019, 41: 257-260. PMID: 30540026, PMCID: PMC6794136, DOI: 10.1590/1516-4446-2018-0130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderAttentional biasAngry facesAnxiety disorder patientsOCD patientsDifferent brain activation patternsFunctional neuroimaging protocolsSpecific OCD symptom dimensionsBrain activation patternsSymptom severityOCD symptom dimensionsDisorder patientsAB taskAB paradigmTransdiagnostic approachAB scoresIntelligence testingAnxiety disordersSymptom dimensionsActivation patternsNeuroimaging protocolPsychiatric comorbidityOne-sample t-testFaceDisorders
2017
Association of Irritability and Anxiety With the Neural Mechanisms of Implicit Face Emotion Processing in Youths With Psychopathology
Stoddard J, Tseng WL, Kim P, Chen G, Yi J, Donahue L, Brotman MA, Towbin KE, Pine DS, Leibenluft E. Association of Irritability and Anxiety With the Neural Mechanisms of Implicit Face Emotion Processing in Youths With Psychopathology. JAMA Psychiatry 2017, 74: 95-103. PMID: 27902832, PMCID: PMC6309540, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.3282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAmygdalaAnxiety DisordersArousalAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityBrainChildCross-Sectional StudiesDominance, CerebralEmotionsFacial RecognitionFemaleHumansIrritable MoodMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMental DisordersMood DisordersNerve NetPrefrontal CortexPsychopathologyConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPrefrontal cortex connectivityFace emotionsNeural responsesCortex connectivityMedial prefrontal cortex connectivityAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderChild Anxiety Related DisordersThreat-related facesDisruptive Mood DysregulationPathophysiology of irritabilityFace emotion processingAmygdala-medial prefrontal cortex connectivityCross-sectional functional magnetic resonanceAffective Reactivity IndexBrain-behavior relationshipsVentral visual areasAssociations of irritabilityUnique effectsAmygdala functional connectivityAnxiety Related DisordersFunctional magnetic resonanceYouth ages 8Angry facesFearful faces
2016
Paradoxical Prefrontal–Amygdala Recruitment to Angry and Happy Expressions in Pediatric Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Keding TJ, Herringa RJ. Paradoxical Prefrontal–Amygdala Recruitment to Angry and Happy Expressions in Pediatric Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology 2016, 41: 2903-2912. PMID: 27329685, PMCID: PMC5061882, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2016.104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric posttraumatic stress disorderPediatric PTSDPosttraumatic stress disorderAngry facesPTSD youthHappy facesMedial prefrontal cortexHealthy youthEmotional facesEmotional expressionStress disorderCross-sectional age-related differencesImplicit emotional faceThreat-related emotionsPositive emotional expressionEmotion processing circuitryTrauma-related psychopathologyEmotional faces taskAbnormal neural responsesPrefrontal-amygdala circuitsWhole-brain analysisAmygdala/hippocampusAge-related differencesAge-related findingsEmotion interaction
2015
Neural correlates of masked and unmasked face emotion processing in youth with severe mood dysregulation
Tseng WL, Thomas LA, Harkins E, Pine DS, Leibenluft E, Brotman MA. Neural correlates of masked and unmasked face emotion processing in youth with severe mood dysregulation. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2015, 11: 78-88. PMID: 26137973, PMCID: PMC4692312, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsv087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere mood dysregulationFace emotion processingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingEmotion processingParahippocampal gyrusNeural correlatesMood dysregulationVentromedial prefrontal cortex activationAffective priming paradigmPrefrontal cortex activationSuperior temporal gyrusAngry facesFace processingHappy facesSMD patientsPositive emotionsPriming paradigmVmPFC dysfunctionNegative emotionsTemporal gyrusCortex activationEmotionsFMRI dataDecreased activationIndependent samples
2014
Attention to Emotional Information in Social Anxiety Disorder With and Without Co-Occurring Depression
Kircanski K, Joormann J, Gotlib I. Attention to Emotional Information in Social Anxiety Disorder With and Without Co-Occurring Depression. Cognitive Therapy And Research 2014, 39: 153-161. DOI: 10.1007/s10608-014-9643-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial anxiety disorderHappy facesEmotional informationAnxiety disordersFacial emotional stimuliMajor depressive disorderCo-occurring depressionAttentional indicesCue valenceAngry facesAttentional engagementAttentional processingAttention taskEmotional stimuliCo-occurring major depressive disorderPure disordersDifferential patternsHigh comorbidityDisordersFaceAdult womenAttentionDepressive disorderPotential influenceHealthy controls
2011
Heightened neural reactivity to threat in child victims of family violence
McCrory E, De Brito S, Sebastian C, Mechelli A, Bird G, Kelly P, Viding E. Heightened neural reactivity to threat in child victims of family violence. Current Biology 2011, 21: r947-r948. PMID: 22153160, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior insulaFamily violenceFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) researchNeurobiological risk factorsMagnetic resonance imaging researchAngry cuesMagnetic resonance imaging studyAngry facesThreat cuesSad facesNeural reactivityResonance imaging studyEmotional processingNeural correlatesAmygdala reactivityLater psychopathologyChild victimsAnxiety disordersMaltreatment experiencesPhysical abuseImaging researchPsychopathologyCuesAnxiety
2007
Event-related potential measures of emotion regulation in early childhood
Lewis M, Todd R, Honsberger M. Event-related potential measures of emotion regulation in early childhood. Neuroreport 2007, 18: 61-65. PMID: 17259862, DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0b013e328010a216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngry facesEmotion regulationHappy facesEvent-related potential (ERP) measuresFrontal cortical activityGreater N2 amplitudeEvent-related potentialsEmotional informationIndividual differencesN2 amplitudeLarger N2Fearful childrenGo/Slower latenciesChallenging emotionsEmotional conditionsCortical mechanismsGo conditionN2 latencyFrontal electrodesNormative patternsCortical activityEarly childhoodPotential measuresFace
This site is protected by hCaptcha and its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply