2013
Sex Differences in Social Perception in Children with ASD
Coffman MC, Anderson LC, Naples AJ, McPartland JC. Sex Differences in Social Perception in Children with ASD. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2013, 45: 589-599. PMID: 24293083, PMCID: PMC4039621, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-2006-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSocial information processingFace perceptionEvent Related PotentialsInformation processingSex differencesSocial functionERP markersNeural correlatesASD literatureSocial perceptionFace responsesSpectrum disorderRelated potentialsSocial functioningBrain recordingsObserved sex differencesSymptom severityPerceptionUnderrepresentation of femalesCurrent studyInfluential differencesNeural phenotypesCorrelatesChildren
2012
Brain Development: Neural Signature Predicts Autism's Emergence
Pelphrey KA, McPartland JC. Brain Development: Neural Signature Predicts Autism's Emergence. Current Biology 2012, 22: r127-r128. PMID: 22361148, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.01.025.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildChild Development Disorders, PervasiveElectroencephalographyEvoked Potentials, VisualFaceFemaleHumansMaleVisual PerceptionConceptsNeural 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 features
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