2009
Bringing in the negative reinforcements: the avoidance feedback-related negativity
Crowley MJ, Wu J, Bailey CA, Mayes LC. Bringing in the negative reinforcements: the avoidance feedback-related negativity. Neuroreport 2009, 20: 1513-1517. PMID: 19829164, DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0b013e32832ff2f5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFeedback-related negativityNegative outcomesFrontocentral event-related potentialEvent-related potential thoughtNegative reinforcement processesReward prediction errorEvent-related potentialsReward-based learningAversive outcomesPotential thoughtNegative reinforcementNegative deflectionReinforcement processesNegativityPositive onesPrediction errorAvoidanceSlow wavesLearningOutcomesThoughtMsSituationBehaviorReinforcementExclusion and micro-rejection: event-related potential response predicts mitigated distress
Crowley MJ, Wu J, McCarty ER, David DH, Bailey CA, Mayes LC. Exclusion and micro-rejection: event-related potential response predicts mitigated distress. Neuroreport 2009, 20: 1518-1522. PMID: 19829163, PMCID: PMC4457507, DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0b013e328330377a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultAffectAssociation LearningBrain MappingCerebral CortexCognitionConcept FormationElectroencephalographyEmotionsEvoked PotentialsFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleNeuropsychological TestsPrefrontal CortexPsychomotor PerformanceReaction TimeRejection, PsychologySocial IsolationSocial PerceptionStress, PsychologicalYoung AdultConceptsEvent-related potentialsDense-array event-related potentialsExclusion eventsNeural activityEvent-related potential responsesMedial frontal cortical regionsBall-tossing gameSelf-reported distressFrontal cortical regionsPerceptual processesNeural basisIndividual differencesNeural responsesSimilar distressCortical regionsDistressYoung adultsSlow wave activityFair playPlayParticipantsPotential responseAdultsAssociationGame
2004
Impaired performance of children exposed in utero to cocaine on a novel test of visuospatial working memory
Schroder MD, Snyder PJ, Sielski I, Mayes L. Impaired performance of children exposed in utero to cocaine on a novel test of visuospatial working memory. Brain And Cognition 2004, 55: 409-412. PMID: 15177825, DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2004.02.062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaze Learning TestCocaine-exposed groupLearning TestRecall trialsGroton Maze Learning TestVisuospatial working memoryVisuospatial memory functionShort-term memoryInternal spatial mapPrenatal cocaine exposureChase testSignificant group differencesWorking memoryNeuropsychological measuresVisuospatial informationProcedural learningVisuomotor speedLearning trialsImpaired performanceMore errorsMemory functionGroup differencesCocaine exposureMin delayPossible impairment
2000
Social adaptability, cognitive abilities, and other predictors for children’s reactions to surgery
Kain Z, Mayes L, Weisman S, Hofstadter M. Social adaptability, cognitive abilities, and other predictors for children’s reactions to surgery. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2000, 12: 549-554. PMID: 11137417, DOI: 10.1016/s0952-8180(00)00214-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive abilitiesSocial adaptabilityParental anxietyPerioperative anxietyGroup of childrenChild temperamentChildren's reactionsAnxious parentsCorrelational analysisParental stateAdaptive behaviorPersonality characteristicsHigh intelligenceAnxietyAge 3TemperamentChildrenStylePredictorsSurgical childrenPersonalityAbilityRegression analysisHigh levelsIntelligence
1996
Children's Developing Theory of Mind
Mayes L, Cohen D. Children's Developing Theory of Mind. Journal Of The American Psychoanalytic Association 1996, 44: 117-142. PMID: 8717481, DOI: 10.1177/000306519604400106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental lifeTheory of mindUnderstanding of mindChildren's early developmentInternalized representationsChildren's capacityMental statesDevelopmental contextOwn thoughtsPsychic realityPsychoanalytic notionsInformed observationPsychoanalytic workAnalytic hourEarly interactionsMindAnalytic understandingChildrenEarly developmentResearch perspectivesYears of ageSelfParentsThoughtLanguage
1993
The Social Matrix of Aggression
Mayes L, Cohen D. The Social Matrix of Aggression. The Psychoanalytic Study Of The Child 1993, 48: 145-169. PMID: 8234549, DOI: 10.1080/00797308.1993.11822382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTheory of mindRole of aggressionObject relatednessPerceived aggressionDevelopmental theoryEarly capacityDefinition of selfSocial matrixMental statesExternal experiencesDeprivation influencesChildren's experiencesAggressionYears of lifeBody of workRelated disciplinesNormal modulationIntentionChildrenExperienceAffectCentral questionFeelingsSelfBeliefs