2012
Neural Mechanisms of Improvements in Social Motivation After Pivotal Response Treatment: Two Case Studies
Voos AC, Pelphrey KA, Tirrell J, Bolling DZ, Wyk B, Kaiser MD, McPartland JC, Volkmar FR, Ventola P. Neural Mechanisms of Improvements in Social Motivation After Pivotal Response Treatment: Two Case Studies. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2012, 43: 1-10. PMID: 23104615, PMCID: PMC4999079, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1683-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPivotal Response TreatmentAutism spectrum disorderSocial stimuliResponse treatmentFunctional magnetic resonance imagingYoung childrenNeural correlatesSocial motivationSocial skillsSocial perceptionNeural mechanismsNeural responsesBehavioral measuresSpectrum disorderSocial communicationBehavioral treatmentEye trackingNeural systemsAdaptive behaviorBrain regionsBaseline measuresStriking gainsStimuliChildrenPositive effect
2009
Individual Differences in Personality Predict How People Look at Faces
Perlman SB, Morris JP, Vander Wyk B, Green SR, Doyle JL, Pelphrey KA. Individual Differences in Personality Predict How People Look at Faces. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e5952. PMID: 19543398, PMCID: PMC2695783, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersonality traitsIndividual differencesSocial behaviorEmotional facial expressionsPrevious behavioral researchSpecific personality traitsFearful facesSocial cognitionEmotional informationVisual scanpathsNegative emotionalityAmygdala reactivityRelevant stimuliFacial expressionsEye gazeInterpersonal interactionsEye contactEye trackingBehavioral linkBehavioral researchPersonalityNeuroticismBrain functionSerotonin transporter geneContextual determinants