2019
Differences in the Late Positive Potential and P300 to Emotional Faces in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Keifer CM, Hauschild KM, Nelson BD, Hajcak G, Lerner MD. Differences in the Late Positive Potential and P300 to Emotional Faces in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2019, 49: 5009-5022. PMID: 31486998, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-019-04207-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAutism Spectrum DisorderEmotionsEvoked PotentialsFacial ExpressionFacial RecognitionFemaleHumansMaleConceptsAutism spectrum disorderLow-intensity faceASD symptomatologyEmotional intensitySpectrum disorderFacial emotion recognition taskEarly event-related potential (ERP) responsesEvent-related potential responsesLate positive potentialSocial-emotional processingEmotion recognition taskSocial-emotional stimuliHigh intensity facesEmotional facesElaborative processingEmotional stimuliEmotional processingRecognition taskPositive potentialsP300StimuliSymptomatologyFaceProcessingAdultsDiscrete electrocortical predictors of anxiety and anxiety-related treatment response in youth with autism spectrum disorder
Kang E, Clarkson T, Keifer CM, Rosen TE, Lerner MD. Discrete electrocortical predictors of anxiety and anxiety-related treatment response in youth with autism spectrum disorder. Biological Psychology 2019, 146: 107710. PMID: 31158425, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2019.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial skills interventionsAutism spectrum disorderError-related negativitySelf-reported social anxiety symptomsSocial anxiety symptomsAnxiety symptomsSpectrum disorderNegative error-related negativityRelative right frontal activitySelf-reported anxiety symptomsRight frontal activityUnique neural mechanismsWithdrawal motivationThreat sensitivitySkills interventionNeural mechanismsFrontal activitySubjective reportsAnxiety domainsAnxiety phenotypeYouthAnxietyTreatment responseElectroencephalogramDisorders
2017
Atypicality of the N170 Event-Related Potential in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-analysis
Kang E, Keifer CM, Levy EJ, Foss-Feig JH, McPartland JC, Lerner MD. Atypicality of the N170 Event-Related Potential in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-analysis. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2017, 3: 657-666. PMID: 30092916, PMCID: PMC6089230, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2017.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderEvent-related potentialsN170 responseN170 latencySpectrum disorderN170 event-related potentialPromising neural markerImpaired face processingHigher cognitive abilitiesFace processingFunction of hemisphereASD participantsN170 amplitudesN170 differencesTD individualsCognitive mechanismsTD participantsASD differCognitive abilitiesPotential moderatorsDevelopmental experiencesHemispheric differencesNeural markersAdult samplesClinical populations