2011
Differential brain responses to social exclusion by one's own versus opposite-gender peers
Bolling DZ, Pelphrey KA, Vander Wyk B. Differential brain responses to social exclusion by one's own versus opposite-gender peers. Social Neuroscience 2011, 7: 331-346. PMID: 21981758, PMCID: PMC4520218, DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2011.623181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortex activationVentrolateral prefrontal cortex activationImplicit gender attitudesAnterior cingulate cortex activationBall-tossing gameOpposite-gender peersDifferential brain responsesVentrolateral prefrontal cortexSelf-reported distressPrefrontal cortex activationSame-gender peersFunctional magnetic resonanceSocial exclusionSocial cognitionIndividual differencesPsychological threatBrain responsesNeural responsesPeer relationsPrefrontal cortexEmotional benefitsOwn genderOpposite genderGender attitudesCurrent study
2010
Brain mechanisms for representing what another person sees
Heyda RD, Green SR, Vander Wyk B, Morris JP, Pelphrey KA. Brain mechanisms for representing what another person sees. NeuroImage 2010, 50: 693-700. PMID: 20056152, PMCID: PMC2824003, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.12.101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtrastriate body areaParahippocampal place areaFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSocial cognitionVisual attentionDual-role hypothesisAttribution hypothesisPerson's visual attentionWhole-brain analysisSocial brainStimulus categoriesBrain mechanismsPlace areaVisible stimuliVisual regionsSame stimuliBrain regionsInterest analysisCognitionStimuliParticipants' viewsSpecific categoriesMagnetic resonance imagingExtrastriateHypothesis
2009
Individual Differences in Personality Predict How People Look at Faces
Perlman SB, Morris JP, Vander Wyk B, Green SR, Doyle JL, Pelphrey KA. Individual Differences in Personality Predict How People Look at Faces. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e5952. PMID: 19543398, PMCID: PMC2695783, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersonality traitsIndividual differencesSocial behaviorEmotional facial expressionsPrevious behavioral researchSpecific personality traitsFearful facesSocial cognitionEmotional informationVisual scanpathsNegative emotionalityAmygdala reactivityRelevant stimuliFacial expressionsEye gazeInterpersonal interactionsEye contactEye trackingBehavioral linkBehavioral researchPersonalityNeuroticismBrain functionSerotonin transporter geneContextual determinants