2015
Trait-level temporal lobe hypoactivation to social exclusion in unaffected siblings of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders
Bolling DZ, Pelphrey KA, Wyk B. Trait-level temporal lobe hypoactivation to social exclusion in unaffected siblings of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2015, 13: 75-83. PMID: 26011751, PMCID: PMC4470300, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2015.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSpectrum disorderPosterior superior temporal sulcusUnaffected siblingsAtypical neural processingSocial exclusionFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSuperior temporal sulcusAbnormal neural responsesAnterior temporoparietal junctionAnterior cingulate cortexEmotion processingTemporoparietal junctionNegative affectTemporal sulcusNeural processingBrain responsesNeural endophenotypesNeural responsesNeural activationCingulate cortexNeural circuitrySocial experienceASD probandsPowerful feelings
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