2003
Age‐related differences in neural correlates of face recognition during the toddler and preschool years
Carver LJ, Dawson G, Panagiotides H, Meltzoff AN, McPartland J, Gray J, Munson J. Age‐related differences in neural correlates of face recognition during the toddler and preschool years. Developmental Psychobiology 2003, 42: 148-159. PMID: 12555279, PMCID: PMC3640993, DOI: 10.1002/dev.10078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related differencesBrain responsesInfants' brain responsesFace recognitionUnfamiliar facesStranger's faceFamiliar facesNeural correlatesFamiliar peopleMother's facePreschool yearsAge-related changesInfants' responsesPrimary caregiversFaceMonths of ageRecognitionDifferent agesSalienceToddlersStrangersCorrelatesCaregiversChildrenInfants
2002
Neurocognitive Function and Joint Attention Ability in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Versus Developmental Delay
Dawson G, Munson J, Estes A, Osterling J, McPartland J, Toth K, Carver L, Abbott R. Neurocognitive Function and Joint Attention Ability in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Versus Developmental Delay. Child Development 2002, 73: 345-358. PMID: 11949896, DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderJoint attention abilityAttention abilitiesPrefrontal tasksMental ageYoung childrenJoint attention taskExecutive function tasksExecutive dysfunction hypothesisCore autism symptomsVentromedial prefrontal cortexJoint attentionAttention taskFunction tasksAutism symptomsTask performanceExecutive dysfunctionSpectrum disorderPrefrontal cortexAutistic syndromeNeurocognitive functionSuch tasksTaskComparison groupAutism