2017
Event-related potentials index neural response to eye contact
Naples AJ, Wu J, Mayes LC, McPartland JC. Event-related potentials index neural response to eye contact. Biological Psychology 2017, 127: 18-24. PMID: 28396215, PMCID: PMC5593764, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2017.04.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain responsesNeural markersGreater brain responseSocial cognitionERP componentsAutistic traitsIndividual differencesParticipants' gazeNeural responsesCo-registered EEGBrain activityEye contactNormative scoresMouth movementsMeaningful variabilitySocial functionReciprocal gazeSocial performanceGazeComponent differencesN170CognitionFaceP300Participants
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
2012
Multimodal emotion processing in autism spectrum disorders: An event-related potential study
Lerner MD, McPartland JC, Morris JP. Multimodal emotion processing in autism spectrum disorders: An event-related potential study. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2012, 3: 11-21. PMID: 23245216, PMCID: PMC6987640, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2012.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderInformation processing speedEmotion recognition performanceEvent-related potentialsEmotion processingEmotion recognitionProcessing speedSpectrum disorderEvent-related potential studyRecognition performanceMultimodal emotion processingEmotion identification taskVocal emotion recognitionCognitive processesIntact recognitionPerceptual modalitiesAdult facesNeural indicatorsERP componentsEmotion evaluationElectrophysiological markersBehavioral performanceIdentification taskPotential studiesIntervention targets
2011
Atypical neural specialization for social percepts in autism spectrum disorder
McPartland JC, Wu J, Bailey CA, Mayes LC, Schultz RT, Klin A. Atypical neural specialization for social percepts in autism spectrum disorder. Social Neuroscience 2011, 6: 436-451. PMID: 21777159, PMCID: PMC3204335, DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2011.586880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural specializationNonsocial informationBehavioral performanceSocial informationSocial brain systemsSocial motivation hypothesisAtypical social developmentSpecificity of deficitsAberrant neural responsesEvent-related potentialsAutism spectrum disorderSocial perceptsFace processingCognitive abilitiesMotivation hypothesisBrain systemsElectrophysiological markersBrain responsesNeural responsesProcessing difficultiesSpectrum disorderStandardized measuresHuman faceAutismSpecific dysfunction
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 featuresNeural 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 interestStimuliFaceN170Patterns 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
2004
Event‐related brain potentials reveal anomalies in temporal processing of faces in autism spectrum disorder
McPartland J, Dawson G, Webb SJ, Panagiotides H, Carver LJ. Event‐related brain potentials reveal anomalies in temporal processing of faces in autism spectrum disorder. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2004, 45: 1235-1245. PMID: 15335344, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2004.00318.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent-related brain potentialsLonger N170 latenciesFace processingN170 latencyAutism spectrum disorderTypical individualsBrain potentialsNeural speedSpectrum disorderHigh-density event-related brain potentialsFace-sensitive ERP componentsImages of facesFace recognition taskRole of speedUpright facesERP componentsTemporal processingRecognition taskExhibit impairmentsBrain activityAutismFace recognitionCurrent studyProcessingFaceYoung children with autism show atypical brain responses to fearful versus neutral facial expressions of emotion
Dawson G, Webb SJ, Carver L, Panagiotides H, McPartland J. Young children with autism show atypical brain responses to fearful versus neutral facial expressions of emotion. Developmental Science 2004, 7: 340-359. PMID: 15595374, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2004.00352.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderEvent-related potentialsNegative slow waveNeutral facial expressionsNeutral facesEmotion perceptionBrain responsesFacial expressionsChronological age-matched childrenHigh-density event-related potentialsLarger negative slow waveImpaired emotion perceptionAtypical brain responsesDifferential brain activityEarly ERP componentsDifferential brain responsesEarly negative componentFear facesEmotional stimuliAge-matched childrenDifferent emotionsERP componentsFear expressionSocial attentionTypical development
2003
Age‐related differences in neural correlates of face recognition during the toddler and preschool years
Carver LJ, Dawson G, Panagiotides H, Meltzoff AN, McPartland J, Gray J, Munson J. Age‐related differences in neural correlates of face recognition during the toddler and preschool years. Developmental Psychobiology 2003, 42: 148-159. PMID: 12555279, PMCID: PMC3640993, DOI: 10.1002/dev.10078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related differencesBrain responsesInfants' brain responsesFace recognitionUnfamiliar facesStranger's faceFamiliar facesNeural correlatesFamiliar peopleMother's facePreschool yearsAge-related changesInfants' responsesPrimary caregiversFaceMonths of ageRecognitionDifferent agesSalienceToddlersStrangersCorrelatesCaregiversChildrenInfants
2002
Neural Correlates of Face and Object Recognition in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Delay, and Typical Development
Dawson G, Carver L, Meltzoff AN, Panagiotides H, McPartland J, Webb SJ. Neural Correlates of Face and Object Recognition in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Delay, and Typical Development. Child Development 2002, 73: 700-717. PMID: 12038546, PMCID: PMC3651041, DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderEvent-related potentialsERP amplitude differencesUnfamiliar facesUnfamiliar objectsTypical developmentSpectrum disorderBrain event-related potentialsFace recognition abilityUnfamiliar female facesFace recognition impairmentPositive slow waveYoung childrenAmplitude differenceRecognition impairmentUnfamiliar toysNeural correlatesFemale facesDevelopmental delayObject recognitionRecognition abilityElectroencephalographic recordingsChild's motherP400Children