2017
Neurogenetic analysis of childhood disintegrative disorder
Gupta AR, Westphal A, Yang DYJ, Sullivan CAW, Eilbott J, Zaidi S, Voos A, Vander Wyk BC, Ventola P, Waqar Z, Fernandez TV, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Walker MF, Choi M, Schneider A, Hedderly T, Baird G, Friedman H, Cordeaux C, Ristow A, Shic F, Volkmar FR, Pelphrey KA. Neurogenetic analysis of childhood disintegrative disorder. Molecular Autism 2017, 8: 19. PMID: 28392909, PMCID: PMC5379515, DOI: 10.1186/s13229-017-0133-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAutism Spectrum DisorderBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsBrainBrain MappingCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolChromosomes, Human, XDisease ProgressionDNA Copy Number VariationsExome SequencingFemaleGene ExpressionHumansIntellectual DisabilityMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMaternal InheritanceNuclear ProteinsPhenotypePolymorphism, GeneticSeverity of Illness IndexSiblingsTranscription FactorsTranscriptome
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 effectAction representation in the superior temporal sulcus in children and adults: An fMRI study
Vander Wyk B, Voos A, Pelphrey KA. Action representation in the superior temporal sulcus in children and adults: An fMRI study. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2012, 2: 409-416. PMID: 22727762, PMCID: PMC3431200, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2012.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperior temporal sulcusFunctional magnetic resonance imaging paradigmCongruent trialsTemporal sulcusPosterior superior temporal sulcusIncongruent actionsBiological motionSTS regionFMRI studyAction representationNegative regardImaging paradigmOrder informationHigher-order informationDevelopmental changesOlder childrenChildrenSulcusAdultsTrialsCongruencyRepresentationCongruentPerceptionObjects