2024
Social Anxiety Reduces Visual Attention to the Eyes of Emotional Faces in Autistic Youth
Franke C, Griffin J, Naples A, Wolf J, McPartland J. Social Anxiety Reduces Visual Attention to the Eyes of Emotional Faces in Autistic Youth. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2024, 1-13. PMID: 39556296, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-024-06636-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-autistic participantsSocial attentionSocial anxietyEye contactAutistic youthEyes of emotional facesSA characteristicsEye trackingReduced eye contactSelf-reported SAReduced visual attentionNon-autistic childrenEmotional facesAutistic participantsPsychiatric characteristicsNon-autistic youthAutistic individualsEmotional expressionVisual attentionEye regionBehavioral featuresSocial interactionAutismParticipantsCo-occurrence
2010
Face-related ERPs are modulated by point of gaze
McPartland J, Cheung CH, Perszyk D, Mayes LC. Face-related ERPs are modulated by point of gaze. Neuropsychologia 2010, 48: 3657-3660. PMID: 20654637, PMCID: PMC2949471, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2010.07.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFace processingFace-sensitive ERPsFace-sensitive componentLonger N170 latenciesEarly sensory componentsLower face regionPoint of gazeFace onsetN170 amplitudesN170 latencyFixation crosshairVisual attentionGaze fixationClinical populationsERPSensory componentFacial featuresFace regionAttentionProcessingEarly effectsElectrophysiological studiesGazeHemodynamic researchIsolated featuresPatterns of Visual Attention to Faces and Objects in Autism Spectrum Disorder
McPartland JC, Webb SJ, Keehn B, Dawson G. Patterns of Visual Attention to Faces and Objects in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2010, 41: 148-157. PMID: 20499148, PMCID: PMC3074360, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1033-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderVisual attentionSpectrum disorderHuman faceSocial-emotional functioningPoint of gazeFace recognition performanceMonkey facesPassive viewingTypical peersSocial deficitsNaturalistic assessmentAdaptive functionRecognition performanceTwo-dimensional geometric patternsLower scoresFace recognitionCurvilinear objectsFaceAttentionAtypicalityIndividualsObjectsDisordersAdolescents