2019
Autistic and alexithymic traits modulate distinct aspects of face perception
Desai A, Foss-Feig JH, Naples AJ, Coffman M, Trevisan DA, McPartland JC. Autistic and alexithymic traits modulate distinct aspects of face perception. Brain And Cognition 2019, 137: 103616. PMID: 31734588, PMCID: PMC6880874, DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2019.103616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderEvent-related potentialsAlexithymic traitsAutistic traitsAtypical face processingEmotion recognition impairmentsEmotion decodingEmotion perceptionEmotional facesFace perceptionFace processingPerceptual processingNeural indicesNeutral facesStructural encodingRecognition impairmentEmotion recognitionERP componentsSpectrum disorderTemporal sensitivityGrouping factorsDistinct aspectsIndividual variabilityAlexithymiaDistinct contributionsOxytocin 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
2016
Autistic traits modulate conscious and nonconscious face perception
Stavropoulos KK, Viktorinova M, Naples A, Foss-Feig J, McPartland JC. Autistic traits modulate conscious and nonconscious face perception. Social Neuroscience 2016, 13: 40-51. PMID: 27750521, PMCID: PMC6194504, DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2016.1248788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent-related potentialsAutism spectrum disorderAutistic traitsEmotional facesFace perceptionAutism QuotientAQ scoresShorter N170 latenciesBroader autism phenotypeHigher AQ scoresAutistic-like traitsEmotion perceptionN170 latencyNonconscious perceptionNeural underpinningsERP componentsAutism phenotypeConscious awarenessSocial perceptionSocial impairmentNeural responsesSpectrum disorderP300 amplitudeCore featuresSubclinical levels
2014
A computer-generated animated face stimulus set for psychophysiological research
Naples A, Nguyen-Phuc A, Coffman M, Kresse A, Faja S, Bernier R, McPartland JC. A computer-generated animated face stimulus set for psychophysiological research. Behavior Research Methods 2014, 47: 562-570. PMID: 25028164, PMCID: PMC4297263, DOI: 10.3758/s13428-014-0491-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFace stimuliHigh-level visual propertiesLow-level image propertiesDifferent face categoriesDynamic face stimuliEarly brain responsesEvent-related potentialsLow-level visual featuresFace perceptionFace categoriesStructural encodingDynamic facesNaturalistic videosVisual processingSocial perceptionBrain responsesNeutral movementsGrayscale facesAffective movementsHuman faceVisual propertiesPsychophysiological researchVisual featuresLow-level image characteristicsImpossible movements
2013
Sex Differences in Social Perception in Children with ASD
Coffman MC, Anderson LC, Naples AJ, McPartland JC. Sex Differences in Social Perception in Children with ASD. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2013, 45: 589-599. PMID: 24293083, PMCID: PMC4039621, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-2006-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSocial information processingFace perceptionEvent Related PotentialsInformation processingSex differencesSocial functionERP markersNeural correlatesASD literatureSocial perceptionFace responsesSpectrum disorderRelated potentialsSocial functioningBrain recordingsObserved sex differencesSymptom severityPerceptionUnderrepresentation of femalesCurrent studyInfluential differencesNeural phenotypesCorrelatesChildren
2010
Neural responses to faces reflect social personality traits
Cheung CH, Rutherford HJ, Mayes LC, McPartland JC. Neural responses to faces reflect social personality traits. Social Neuroscience 2010, 5: 351-359. PMID: 20544557, PMCID: PMC3075017, DOI: 10.1080/17470911003597377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural responsesFace-sensitive componentMarkers of expertiseSocial personality traitsFace perceptionN170 responseFace stimuliNeural correlatesInversion effectNormative sampleSocial informationVisual perceptsPersonality traitsHigh introversionPersonality characteristicsHigh extraversionBrain electrophysiologySocial attitudesSocial disabilityExtraversionIntroversionSocial interestStimuliFaceN170