2024
11C-UCB-J PET imaging is consistent with lower synaptic density in autistic adults
Matuskey D, Yang Y, Naganawa M, Koohsari S, Toyonaga T, Gravel P, Pittman B, Torres K, Pisani L, Finn C, Cramer-Benjamin S, Herman N, Rosenthal L, Franke C, Walicki B, Esterlis I, Skosnik P, Radhakrishnan R, Wolf J, Nabulsi N, Ropchan J, Huang Y, Carson R, Naples A, McPartland J. 11C-UCB-J PET imaging is consistent with lower synaptic density in autistic adults. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 1-7. PMID: 39367053, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02776-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositron emission tomographySynaptic densityAutistic adultsBrain regionsAutistic featuresClinical phenotype of autismNon-autistic participantsPhenotype of autismNon-autistic individualsRelationship to clinical characteristicsSynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2AAssociated with clinical measuresPost-mortem studiesPositron emission tomography scanPrefrontal cortexClinician ratingsAutism groupNeural basisBrain areasNeural processesBetween-group differencesVolumetric differencesBinding potentialDensity of synapsesAutismSupport vector machine prediction of individual Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) scores based on neural responses during live eye-to-eye contact
Zhang X, Noah J, Singh R, McPartland J, Hirsch J. Support vector machine prediction of individual Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) scores based on neural responses during live eye-to-eye contact. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 3232. PMID: 38332184, PMCID: PMC10853508, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53942-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism Diagnostic Observation ScheduleAutism spectrum disorderAutism Diagnostic Observation Schedule scoresEye-to-eye contactSocial difficultiesNeural processesNeural responsesObservation ScheduleSymptoms of autism spectrum disorderBehavioural symptoms of autism spectrum disorderNeural activity patternsLive interaction paradigmTD groupSupport vector machineNeural mechanismsSymptom severityADOS scoresBehavioral symptomsSpectrum disorderASD diagnosisNeural dataActivity patternsAutismClassification methodMultivariate classification methods
2020
Real-Time Eye-to-Eye Contact Is Associated With Cross-Brain Neural Coupling in Angular Gyrus
Noah JA, Zhang X, Dravida S, Ono Y, Naples A, McPartland JC, Hirsch J. Real-Time Eye-to-Eye Contact Is Associated With Cross-Brain Neural Coupling in Angular Gyrus. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2020, 14: 19. PMID: 32116606, PMCID: PMC7016046, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTemporal-parietal junctionAngular gyrusEye contactRight temporal-parietal junctionNeural couplingInteractive behaviorDirect eye contactDynamic videosNeural processesNeural mechanismsEye gazeInterpersonal interactionsHuman participantsReal-time eyeSocial behaviorNeural signalsTime eyesFace videosGyrusTheoretical frameworkCoupling hypothesisGeneral theoretical frameworkParticipantsEye conditionsProcessing system
2019
Oxytocin Enhances the Neural Efficiency of Social Perception
Tillman R, Gordon I, Naples A, Rolison M, Leckman JF, Feldman R, Pelphrey KA, McPartland JC. Oxytocin Enhances the Neural Efficiency of Social Perception. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2019, 13: 71. PMID: 30914935, PMCID: PMC6421852, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2019.00071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotional facesFace perceptionN170 latencyNeutral facesSocial perceptionExperiment 1Experiment 2Face processing taskNeutral facial expressionsSpecialized neural circuitryEffects of oxytocinDifferent facial featuresFearful facesNeural efficiencyEmotional expressionNeural correlatesInformative cuesIndividual differencesNeural processesParticipants' gazeNeural substratesFacial expressionsSubjects designNeural circuitryOT influences
2015
Interactive 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