2023
Investigating the Face Inversion Effect in Autism Across Behavioral and Neural Measures of Face Processing
Griffin J, Azu M, Cramer-Benjamin S, Franke C, Herman N, Iqbal R, Keifer C, Rosenthal L, McPartland J. Investigating the Face Inversion Effect in Autism Across Behavioral and Neural Measures of Face Processing. JAMA Psychiatry 2023, 80: 1026-1036. PMID: 37405787, PMCID: PMC10323765, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.2105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFace processing systemFace inversion effectAutism spectrum disorderInversion effectFace processingNeurotypical sampleAutistic individualsEffect sizeHuman social cognitionPerformance differencesFace recognition taskPerformance-based measuresSocial cognitionNeural measuresNeurotypical individualsPsychological constructsNeural responsesSpectrum disorderElectrophysiological measuresRecognition taskBrain functioningBehavioral paradigmsRecognition demandsIdentity recognitionNeural systems
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
2020
The Presence of Another Person Influences Oscillatory Cortical Dynamics During Dual Brain EEG Recording
Rolison MJ, Naples AJ, Rutherford HJV, McPartland JC. The Presence of Another Person Influences Oscillatory Cortical Dynamics During Dual Brain EEG Recording. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2020, 11: 246. PMID: 32362842, PMCID: PMC7180176, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial cognitionInterpersonal proximityBrain activitySocial environmentHuman brainBroadband EEG powerState brain activityExplicit taskIndividual differencesGamma frequency bandSocial informationEEG recordingsSocial creaturesCortical dynamicsCognitionEEG powerSame roomBrain developmentSeparate roomTaskBrainDifferent levelsInstructionEEGInteractive method
2019
Autism spectrum traits predict higher social psychological skill
Gollwitzer A, Martel C, McPartland JC, Bargh JA. Autism spectrum traits predict higher social psychological skill. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 19245-19247. PMID: 31501348, PMCID: PMC6765248, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1911460116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial psychological phenomenaPsychological skillsPsychological phenomenaSocial cognitive skillsAutism spectrum traitsSocial cognitionPerception deficitsAutism spectrumParticipants' accuracySocial phenomenaIndividual intentionsPast researchSecond studySkillsParticipantsIntentionEmotionsCognitionTraitsDifferent formsDeficitsThoughtUnderliesDivergent typesPoor accuracy
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