2019
Oxytocin Enhances the Neural Efficiency of Social Perception
Tillman R, Gordon I, Naples A, Rolison M, Leckman JF, Feldman R, Pelphrey KA, McPartland JC. Oxytocin Enhances the Neural Efficiency of Social Perception. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2019, 13: 71. PMID: 30914935, PMCID: PMC6421852, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2019.00071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotional facesFace perceptionN170 latencyNeutral facesSocial perceptionExperiment 1Experiment 2Face processing taskNeutral facial expressionsSpecialized neural circuitryEffects of oxytocinDifferent facial featuresFearful facesNeural efficiencyEmotional expressionNeural correlatesInformative cuesIndividual differencesNeural processesParticipants' gazeNeural substratesFacial expressionsSubjects designNeural circuitryOT influences
2005
Understanding the Nature of Face Processing Impairment in Autism: Insights From Behavioral and Electrophysiological Studies
Dawson G, Webb SJ, McPartland J. Understanding the Nature of Face Processing Impairment in Autism: Insights From Behavioral and Electrophysiological Studies. Developmental Neuropsychology 2005, 27: 403-424. PMID: 15843104, DOI: 10.1207/s15326942dn2703_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFace processing impairmentsFace processingProcessing impairmentsProcessing facesEvent-related potential studyNonface stimuliFace discriminationPerceptual bindingConfigural strategyReduced attentionCortical specializationFacial expressionsAtypical strategiesScalp topographyAutismPotential studiesBehavioral studiesElectrophysiological studiesReduced gammaYoung childrenImpairmentProcessingFaceEmotionsSpeed advantage
2004
Young children with autism show atypical brain responses to fearful versus neutral facial expressions of emotion
Dawson G, Webb SJ, Carver L, Panagiotides H, McPartland J. Young children with autism show atypical brain responses to fearful versus neutral facial expressions of emotion. Developmental Science 2004, 7: 340-359. PMID: 15595374, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2004.00352.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderEvent-related potentialsNegative slow waveNeutral facial expressionsNeutral facesEmotion perceptionBrain responsesFacial expressionsChronological age-matched childrenHigh-density event-related potentialsLarger negative slow waveImpaired emotion perceptionAtypical brain responsesDifferential brain activityEarly ERP componentsDifferential brain responsesEarly negative componentFear facesEmotional stimuliAge-matched childrenDifferent emotionsERP componentsFear expressionSocial attentionTypical development