2013
Oxytocin enhances brain function in children with autism
Gordon I, Wyk B, Bennett RH, Cordeaux C, Lucas MV, Eilbott JA, Zagoory-Sharon O, Leckman JF, Feldman R, Pelphrey KA. Oxytocin enhances brain function in children with autism. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 20953-20958. PMID: 24297883, PMCID: PMC3876263, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1312857110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSuperior temporal sulcusTemporal sulcusOrbitofrontal cortexLeft superior temporal sulcusMiddle frontal gyrusMedial prefrontal cortexRight orbitofrontal cortexSocial attunementSocial judgmentsMeaningful stimuliFrontal gyrusSpectrum disorderBrain activityPrefrontal cortexRight amygdalaSocial functioningFunctional MRIPremotor cortexHedonic evaluationBrain functionJudgmentsCortexChildrenOxytocin
2009
Individual Differences in Personality Predict How People Look at Faces
Perlman SB, Morris JP, 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