2012
Neural Mechanisms of Improvements in Social Motivation After Pivotal Response Treatment: Two Case Studies
Voos AC, Pelphrey KA, Tirrell J, Bolling DZ, Wyk B, Kaiser MD, McPartland JC, Volkmar FR, Ventola P. Neural Mechanisms of Improvements in Social Motivation After Pivotal Response Treatment: Two Case Studies. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2012, 43: 1-10. PMID: 23104615, PMCID: PMC4999079, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1683-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPivotal Response TreatmentAutism spectrum disorderSocial stimuliResponse treatmentFunctional magnetic resonance imagingYoung childrenNeural correlatesSocial motivationSocial skillsSocial perceptionNeural mechanismsNeural responsesBehavioral measuresSpectrum disorderSocial communicationBehavioral treatmentEye trackingNeural systemsAdaptive behaviorBrain regionsBaseline measuresStriking gainsStimuliChildrenPositive effect
2010
Brain mechanisms for representing what another person sees
Heyda RD, Green SR, 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