2011
Recent advances in understanding the neural bases of autism spectrum disorder
McPartland JC, Coffman M, Pelphrey KA. Recent advances in understanding the neural bases of autism spectrum disorder. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2011, 23: 628-632. PMID: 21970830, PMCID: PMC3413317, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0b013e32834cb9c9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderNeural basisBrain systemsSpectrum disorderSocial information processingSocial brain regionsBehavioral performanceInformation processingAtypical activityBrain researchIndividual-specific profilesDevelopmental contextInitial evidenceMultimethod approachBrain regionsCompensatory areasBrain functionNeural dysfunctionHeterogeneous dysfunctionBehavioral phenotypingRecent researchAnomalous functionDisordersResearchProcessing
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