2016
Neural Mechanisms of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Aggression in Children and Adolescents: Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial Within the National Institute for Mental Health Research Domain Criteria Construct of Frustrative Non-Reward
Sukhodolsky DG, Wyk B, Eilbott JA, McCauley SA, Ibrahim K, Crowley MJ, Pelphrey KA. Neural Mechanisms of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Aggression in Children and Adolescents: Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial Within the National Institute for Mental Health Research Domain Criteria Construct of Frustrative Non-Reward. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2016, 26: 38-48. PMID: 26784537, PMCID: PMC4779273, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2015.0164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyReactive aggressionResearch Domain Criteria (RDoC) constructsSessions of CBTEmotional face perceptionEmotion regulation circuitryBrain-behavior associationsAggressive behaviorFunctional magnetic resonanceFace perceptionNon-RewardTraditional diagnostic categoriesNoGo taskFMRI scanningRDoC constructsElectrophysiological correlatesNeural mechanismsCriterion constructsFunctional neuroimagingBehavioral levelStrategic research prioritiesAge 8AggressionAdolescentsSupportive psychotherapy
2011
Differential brain responses to social exclusion by one's own versus opposite-gender peers
Bolling DZ, Pelphrey KA, Vander Wyk B. Differential brain responses to social exclusion by one's own versus opposite-gender peers. Social Neuroscience 2011, 7: 331-346. PMID: 21981758, PMCID: PMC4520218, DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2011.623181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortex activationVentrolateral prefrontal cortex activationImplicit gender attitudesAnterior cingulate cortex activationBall-tossing gameOpposite-gender peersDifferential brain responsesVentrolateral prefrontal cortexSelf-reported distressPrefrontal cortex activationSame-gender peersFunctional magnetic resonanceSocial exclusionSocial cognitionIndividual differencesPsychological threatBrain responsesNeural responsesPeer relationsPrefrontal cortexEmotional benefitsOwn genderOpposite genderGender attitudesCurrent study
2010
Neural signatures of autism
Kaiser MD, Hudac CM, Shultz S, Lee SM, Cheung C, Berken AM, Deen B, Pitskel NB, Sugrue DR, Voos AC, Saulnier CA, Ventola P, Wolf JM, Klin A, Vander Wyk B, Pelphrey KA. Neural signatures of autism. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 21223-21228. PMID: 21078973, PMCID: PMC3000300, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1010412107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderNeural signaturesBiological motionBrain responsesUnaffected siblingsDistinct brain responsesFunctional magnetic resonanceAreas of dysfunctionNature of disruptionTD childrenSpectrum disorderDisorder heterogeneityNeural systemsBrain circuitryBehavioral profileCompensatory activitySystem-level mechanismsTrait activityAutismChildrenIncreased genetic riskGenetic riskState activityNeuroendophenotypesDisorders
2009
Action Understanding in the Superior Temporal Sulcus Region
Vander Wyk BC, Hudac CM, Carter EJ, Sobel DM, Pelphrey KA. Action Understanding in the Superior Temporal Sulcus Region. Psychological Science 2009, 20: 771-777. PMID: 19422619, PMCID: PMC2849148, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02359.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttentionBrain MappingChoice BehaviorColor PerceptionConcept FormationDominance, CerebralEmotionsFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIntentionMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMotion PerceptionOxygenPattern Recognition, VisualPersonal Construct TheoryPsychomotor PerformanceSocial PerceptionTemporal LobeYoung AdultConceptsSuperior temporal sulcus regionEmotional expressionSTS regionPosterior superior temporal sulcus regionSulcus regionFunctional magnetic resonancePosterior STSAction understandingBiological motionEmotional contextNegative emotionsNegative regardPositive regardPerson's motionSocial actCongruentParticipantsIntentionEmotionsObjectsCongruencyPerceptionActionActressMagnetic resonance