2015
Unlike adults, children and adolescents show predominantly increased neural activation to social exclusion by members of the opposite gender
Bolling DZ, Pelphrey KA, Vander Wyk B. Unlike adults, children and adolescents show predominantly increased neural activation to social exclusion by members of the opposite gender. Social Neuroscience 2015, 11: 475-486. PMID: 26592311, PMCID: PMC4976300, DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2015.1117019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingNeural correlatesGroup membershipOnline ball-tossing gameSocial exclusionAnterior cingulate responsesBall-tossing gameSocial anxiety disorderOpposite genderSocio-emotional developmentDifferential neural correlatesAnterior cingulate cortexPrevious adult studiesPeer rejectionCingulate responseBrain responsesPeer relationsNeural activationAnxiety disordersCingulate cortexMain effectCurrent studyAdolescenceIncreased activationAdolescents
2013
Social, reward, and attention brain networks are involved when online bids for joint attention are met with congruent versus incongruent responses
Gordon I, Eilbott JA, Feldman R, Pelphrey KA, Vander Wyk B. Social, reward, and attention brain networks are involved when online bids for joint attention are met with congruent versus incongruent responses. Social Neuroscience 2013, 8: 544-554. PMID: 24044427, DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2013.832374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJoint attentionTemporoparietal junctionIncongruent responsesFMRI paradigmFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) researchDorsal anterior cingulate cortexNaturalistic fMRI paradigmsHuman social functioningImpact of congruencySocial responsesRight temporoparietal junctionEye gaze patternsRight fusiform gyrusPosterior parietal cortexMagnetic resonance imaging researchAnterior cingulate cortexSocial neuroscienceIncongruent trialsAttention circuitsFusiform gyrusCongruent responsesNeural activationBrain networksRight amygdalaSocial functioning
2011
Brain Mechanisms for Processing Direct and Averted Gaze in Individuals with Autism
Pitskel NB, Bolling DZ, Hudac CM, Lantz SD, Minshew NJ, Vander Wyk BC, Pelphrey KA. Brain Mechanisms for Processing Direct and Averted Gaze in Individuals with Autism. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2011, 41: 1686-1693. PMID: 21484518, PMCID: PMC3337548, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1197-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAttentionAutistic DisorderBrainCuesEye MovementsFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePhotic StimulationSocial PerceptionConceptsAverted gazeBrain mechanismsCritical social cueRight temporoparietal junctionLateral occipital cortexDorsolateral prefrontal cortexRight anterior insulaSocial processingTemporoparietal junctionSocial cuesComparison participantsAnterior insulaFMRI studySocial deficitsSocial scenariosGaze directionPrefrontal cortexCondition interactionAutismSocial encountersDifferential processingInitial evidenceOccipital cortexGazeSignificant group