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
2022
Prefrontal circuits guiding social preference: Implications in autism spectrum disorder
Fortier AV, Meisner OC, Nair AR, Chang SWC. Prefrontal circuits guiding social preference: Implications in autism spectrum disorder. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2022, 141: 104803. PMID: 35908593, PMCID: PMC10122914, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderUnderlying neural mechanismsSpectrum disorderTreatment developmentSocial preferencesSocial preference behaviorSocial cognitionUnderlying neural circuitsAtypical developmentNeural mechanismsPrefrontal circuitsCircuit-level dysfunctionBehavioral disruptionNeural circuitsBehavioral deficitsAnimal model researchAnimal modelsCommon circuitsDiagnostic prevalenceConvergent circuitClinical presentationNeurological alterationsTreatment optionsEffects of dysregulationCognition