2024
Social Anxiety Reduces Visual Attention to the Eyes of Emotional Faces in Autistic Youth
Franke C, Griffin J, Naples A, Wolf J, McPartland J. Social Anxiety Reduces Visual Attention to the Eyes of Emotional Faces in Autistic Youth. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2024, 1-13. PMID: 39556296, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-024-06636-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-autistic participantsSocial attentionSocial anxietyEye contactAutistic youthEyes of emotional facesSA characteristicsEye trackingReduced eye contactSelf-reported SAReduced visual attentionNon-autistic childrenEmotional facesAutistic participantsPsychiatric characteristicsNon-autistic youthAutistic individualsEmotional expressionVisual attentionEye regionBehavioral featuresSocial interactionAutismParticipantsCo-occurrence
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 findingsInteractive social neuroscience to study autism spectrum disorder.
Rolison MJ, Naples AJ, McPartland JC. Interactive social neuroscience to study autism spectrum disorder. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2015, 88: 17-24. PMID: 25745371, PMCID: PMC4345534.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSocial neuroscienceSpectrum disorderNeuropathology of ASDNeuroscience approachNeuroscience methodsNeural processesSocial difficultiesNeural mechanismsCommunication deficitsASD researchContext of interactionNeuroscience researchSocial interactionBrain regionsNeuroscienceDifficultiesLimited insightDisordersContextBrainDeficitsResearchIndividualsPeople
2014
Building a Social Neuroscience of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Pelphrey KA, Yang D, McPartland JC. Building a Social Neuroscience of Autism Spectrum Disorder. 2014, 16: 215-233. PMID: 24481546, DOI: 10.1007/7854_2013_253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSpectrum disorderReciprocal social interactionComplex information processingSocial neuroscienceSocial informationSocial dysfunctionEarly-onset neurodevelopmental disorderNeural systemsInformation processingSocial interactionNeurodevelopmental disordersAlternative interpretationDisordersConceptual backgroundProcessingNeuroscienceEtiologic diversityImpairmentGreat phenotypic heterogeneityConsequent difficultyDifficulties