2015
Unlike adults, children and adolescents show predominantly increased neural activation to social exclusion by members of the opposite gender
Bolling DZ, Pelphrey KA, Vander Wyk B. Unlike adults, children and adolescents show predominantly increased neural activation to social exclusion by members of the opposite gender. Social Neuroscience 2015, 11: 475-486. PMID: 26592311, PMCID: PMC4976300, DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2015.1117019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingNeural correlatesGroup membershipOnline ball-tossing gameSocial exclusionAnterior cingulate responsesBall-tossing gameSocial anxiety disorderOpposite genderSocio-emotional developmentDifferential neural correlatesAnterior cingulate cortexPrevious adult studiesPeer rejectionCingulate responseBrain responsesPeer relationsNeural activationAnxiety disordersCingulate cortexMain effectCurrent studyAdolescenceIncreased activationAdolescents
2011
Differential brain responses to social exclusion by one's own versus opposite-gender peers
Bolling DZ, Pelphrey KA, Vander Wyk B. Differential brain responses to social exclusion by one's own versus opposite-gender peers. Social Neuroscience 2011, 7: 331-346. PMID: 21981758, PMCID: PMC4520218, DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2011.623181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortex activationVentrolateral prefrontal cortex activationImplicit gender attitudesAnterior cingulate cortex activationBall-tossing gameOpposite-gender peersDifferential brain responsesVentrolateral prefrontal cortexSelf-reported distressPrefrontal cortex activationSame-gender peersFunctional magnetic resonanceSocial exclusionSocial cognitionIndividual differencesPsychological threatBrain responsesNeural responsesPeer relationsPrefrontal cortexEmotional benefitsOwn genderOpposite genderGender attitudesCurrent studyEnhanced neural responses to rule violation in children with autism: A comparison to social exclusion
Bolling DZ, Pitskel NB, Deen B, Crowley MJ, McPartland JC, Kaiser MD, Vander Wyk BC, Wu J, Mayes LC, Pelphrey KA. Enhanced neural responses to rule violation in children with autism: A comparison to social exclusion. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2011, 1: 280-294. PMID: 21743819, PMCID: PMC3129780, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2011.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingRight insulaVentral anterior cingulate cortexSocial exclusionAtypical neural networksRule violationsBall-tossing gameDorsal prefrontal cortexRepetitive behavior patternsAnterior cingulate cortexASD groupNeural correlatesBrain responsesSocial impairmentNeural responsesCharacteristic deficitsSpectrum disorderNeurobiological differencesPrefrontal cortexCingulate cortexFunctional connectivityComparable gamesInsulaGroup differences