2023
Beyond Cortex: The Evolution of the Human Brain
Chin R, Chang SWC, Holmes AJ. Beyond Cortex: The Evolution of the Human Brain. Psychological Review 2023, 130: 285-307. PMID: 35420848, DOI: 10.1037/rev0000361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman brain evolutionBrain evolutionEvolutionary lineagesEvolutionary forcesEvolutionary pressureBody sizeHuman brain developmentHuman evolutionCurrent understandingBrain developmentDiverse setStudy of behaviorComprehensive viewBrain biologyLineagesEvolutionBiologyStriking increaseVast majorityCritical importanceAnimal modelsNonhuman primates
2021
Increasing Central Serotonin with 5-hydroxytryptophan Disrupts the Inhibition of Social Gaze in Nonhuman Primates
Weinberg-Wolf HB, Fagan N, Dal Monte O, Chang SWC. Increasing Central Serotonin with 5-hydroxytryptophan Disrupts the Inhibition of Social Gaze in Nonhuman Primates. Journal Of Neuroscience 2021, 42: 670-681. PMID: 34862190, PMCID: PMC8805615, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0413-21.2021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial gaze behaviorAbility of monkeysSocial gazeGaze behaviorMotivational stateControl imagesReaction timeCentral serotonin levelsNonhuman primatesSocial orientingGaze responsesSerotonergic interventionsModulatory relationshipCausal evidenceEye movementsTranslational insightsGazeDistinct aspectsDisruptive effectsBehavioral changesSerotonergic systemPupil constrictionCausal impactCentral serotoninFlexible orientationSocial processing by the primate medial frontal cortex
Putnam PT, Chang SWC. Social processing by the primate medial frontal cortex. International Review Of Neurobiology 2021, 158: 213-248. PMID: 33785146, PMCID: PMC8232543, DOI: 10.1016/bs.irn.2020.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimate medial frontal cortexMedial frontal cortexFrontal cortexSocial interactionSocial behaviorSocial information processingAdaptive social interactionsNon-social behaviorsComplex social behaviorsSocial processingInformation processing systemsNeurophysiology literatureVicarious learningSocial partnersInformation processingSocial monitoringNeuronal substratesBrain regionsUnique contributionNeurophysiology experimentsSocial functionCortexNeural algorithmDecision-making processNonhuman primates