2021
Electrophysiological Studies of Reception of Facial Communication in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Schizophrenia
Levy E, Isenstein E, Foss-Feig J, Srihari V, Anticevic A, Naples A, McPartland J. Electrophysiological Studies of Reception of Facial Communication in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Schizophrenia. Review Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2021, 9: 521-554. PMID: 36568688, PMCID: PMC9783109, DOI: 10.1007/s40489-021-00260-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism spectrum disorderEvent-related potentialsSchizophrenia spectrum disordersSpectrum disorderFacial communicationResearch Domain Criteria frameworkSocial cognitionHeterogeneous clinical populationN170 latencySocial perceptionTransdiagnostic researchClinical populationsNeural activitySZ populationInconsistent findingsNeurodevelopmental disordersN170Criteria frameworkResearch findingsAreas of overlapDisordersN250CognitionElectrophysiological studiesPerception
2019
Oxytocin Enhances the Neural Efficiency of Social Perception
Tillman R, Gordon I, Naples A, Rolison M, Leckman JF, Feldman R, Pelphrey KA, McPartland JC. Oxytocin Enhances the Neural Efficiency of Social Perception. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2019, 13: 71. PMID: 30914935, PMCID: PMC6421852, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2019.00071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotional facesFace perceptionN170 latencyNeutral facesSocial perceptionExperiment 1Experiment 2Face processing taskNeutral facial expressionsSpecialized neural circuitryEffects of oxytocinDifferent facial featuresFearful facesNeural efficiencyEmotional expressionNeural correlatesInformative cuesIndividual differencesNeural processesParticipants' gazeNeural substratesFacial expressionsSubjects designNeural circuitryOT influences
2017
Atypicality of the N170 Event-Related Potential in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-analysis
Kang E, Keifer CM, Levy EJ, Foss-Feig JH, McPartland JC, Lerner MD. Atypicality of the N170 Event-Related Potential in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-analysis. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2017, 3: 657-666. PMID: 30092916, PMCID: PMC6089230, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2017.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderEvent-related potentialsN170 responseN170 latencySpectrum disorderN170 event-related potentialPromising neural markerImpaired face processingHigher cognitive abilitiesFace processingFunction of hemisphereASD participantsN170 amplitudesN170 differencesTD individualsCognitive mechanismsTD participantsASD differCognitive abilitiesPotential moderatorsDevelopmental experiencesHemispheric differencesNeural markersAdult samplesClinical populations
2016
Autistic traits modulate conscious and nonconscious face perception
Stavropoulos KK, Viktorinova M, Naples A, Foss-Feig J, McPartland JC. Autistic traits modulate conscious and nonconscious face perception. Social Neuroscience 2016, 13: 40-51. PMID: 27750521, PMCID: PMC6194504, DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2016.1248788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent-related potentialsAutism spectrum disorderAutistic traitsEmotional facesFace perceptionAutism QuotientAQ scoresShorter N170 latenciesBroader autism phenotypeHigher AQ scoresAutistic-like traitsEmotion perceptionN170 latencyNonconscious perceptionNeural underpinningsERP componentsAutism phenotypeConscious awarenessSocial perceptionSocial impairmentNeural responsesSpectrum disorderP300 amplitudeCore featuresSubclinical levels
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 features
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 studyProcessingFace