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 group
2010
Cortical integration of audio–visual speech and non-speech stimuli
Vander Wyk B, Ramsay GJ, Hudac CM, Jones W, Lin D, Klin A, Lee SM, Pelphrey KA. Cortical integration of audio–visual speech and non-speech stimuli. Brain And Cognition 2010, 74: 97-106. PMID: 20709442, PMCID: PMC3869029, DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2010.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral occipital cortexUni-modal stimuliNon-speech stimuliAudio-visual speechVisual stimuliOccipital cortexRight inferior frontal gyrusAudio-visual pairingsSimilar auditory stimuliMulti-modal stimuliAudio-visual processingSuperior temporal sulcusInferior frontal gyrusMiddle temporal regionsMiddle temporal gyrusDifferent cortical networksNeural basisTemporal sulcusAuditory stimuliFusiform gyrusFrontal gyrusTemporal gyrusCortical networksCortical integrationTemporal regions