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 ResearchConceptsAverted 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 groupResearch Review: Constraining heterogeneity: the social brain and its development in autism spectrum disorder
Pelphrey KA, Shultz S, Hudac CM, Vander Wyk B. Research Review: Constraining heterogeneity: the social brain and its development in autism spectrum disorder. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2011, 52: 631-644. PMID: 21244421, PMCID: PMC3096715, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02349.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmygdalaBrainBrain MappingChildChild Development Disorders, PervasiveEmotionsEndophenotypesFacial ExpressionFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansIntentionMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNerve NetPattern Recognition, VisualPersonal Construct TheorySocializationTemporal LobeTheory of MindConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSocial information processingSuperior temporal sulcusSpectrum disorderPosterior superior temporal sulcusInformation processingSocial engagementSpecialized neural systemsModel of ASDFunctional neuroimaging researchSocial brainTemporal sulcusBrain mechanismsNeuroimaging researchSocial reciprocityRepetitive behaviorsNeural circuitryNeural systemsBrain endophenotypesDevelopmental studiesDevastating familySocial worldNeurodevelopmental disordersNeural structuresNeuroanatomical structures
2010
Brain mechanisms for representing what another person sees
Heyda RD, Green SR, Vander Wyk B, Morris JP, Pelphrey KA. Brain mechanisms for representing what another person sees. NeuroImage 2010, 50: 693-700. PMID: 20056152, PMCID: PMC2824003, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.12.101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtrastriate body areaParahippocampal place areaFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSocial cognitionVisual attentionDual-role hypothesisAttribution hypothesisPerson's visual attentionWhole-brain analysisSocial brainStimulus categoriesBrain mechanismsPlace areaVisible stimuliVisual regionsSame stimuliBrain regionsInterest analysisCognitionStimuliParticipants' viewsSpecific categoriesMagnetic resonance imagingExtrastriateHypothesis