2020
Neural responsivity to social rewards in autistic female youth
Lawrence KE, Hernandez LM, Eilbott J, Jack A, Aylward E, Gaab N, Van Horn JD, Bernier RA, Geschwind DH, McPartland JC, Nelson CA, Webb SJ, Pelphrey KA, Bookheimer SY, Dapretto M. Neural responsivity to social rewards in autistic female youth. Translational Psychiatry 2020, 10: 178. PMID: 32488083, PMCID: PMC7266816, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-020-0824-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplicit learning taskSocial rewardsAutistic girlsAutistic boysLearning taskSocial reward processingSocial reward systemFemale youthPrevious neuroimaging studiesFunctional magnetic resonanceLateral frontal cortexSocial stimuliNeural responsivityReward processingSocial motivationRewarding stimuliAnterior insulaGreater activityNeural activationNeuroimaging studiesPotential sex differencesRewarding natureSalience detectionAutistic femalesBehavioral evidence
2017
Modulation of reward in a live social context as revealed through interactive social neuroscience
Rolison MJ, Naples A, Rutherford HJV, McPartland J. Modulation of reward in a live social context as revealed through interactive social neuroscience. Social Neuroscience 2017, 13: 416-428. PMID: 28586261, PMCID: PMC6072262, DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2017.1339635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSocial neuroscience researchAutistic traitsLive interactionSocial neuroscienceReward processingNeuroscience researchReward processing deficitsReward processing mechanismsPathology of ASDModulation of rewardProcessing deficitsHuman partnerNeural sensitivityNeuroscience techniquesSpectrum disorderProcessing mechanismsMixed findingsSocial interactionDevelopmental disordersHuman competitorsEEG resultsSocial contextInconsistent findingsTreasure hunt game
2015
Diminished social reward anticipation in the broad autism phenotype as revealed by event-related brain potentials
Cox A, Kohls G, Naples AJ, Mukerji CE, Coffman MC, Rutherford HJ, Mayes LC, McPartland JC. Diminished social reward anticipation in the broad autism phenotype as revealed by event-related brain potentials. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2015, 10: 1357-1364. PMID: 25752905, PMCID: PMC4590535, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsv024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderAutistic traitsReward anticipationReward responsivenessEvent-related brain potentialsSocial reward responsivenessSocial reward anticipationSocial motivation theoryBroader autism phenotypeSocial communication problemsIncentive delay taskMotivated attentionReward sensitivityBrain potentialsAutism phenotypeReward processingTypical functioningP3 responseP3 componentNeural responsesMotivation theorySpectrum disorderSocial informationSocial interactionPrior findings