2013
Neural processing of intentional biological motion in unaffected siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder: An fMRI study
Ahmed A, Vander Wyk B. Neural processing of intentional biological motion in unaffected siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder: An fMRI study. Brain And Cognition 2013, 83: 297-306. PMID: 24128657, PMCID: PMC3869032, DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2013.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior superior temporal sulcusSiblings of childrenAutism spectrum disorderSpectrum disorderBiological motionSocial cognitive abilitiesDorsolateral prefrontal cortexControl childrenSuperior temporal sulcusFunctional magnetic resonanceSample of childrenCongruent trialsPrefrontal cortexIncongruent actionsFMRI studyEmotional cuesTemporal sulcusMorphological deficitsAction perceptionCognitive abilitiesBrain regionsNeural processesAutism samplesCompensatory reorganizationAutism
2011
Brain Mechanisms for Processing Direct and Averted Gaze in Individuals with Autism
Pitskel NB, Bolling DZ, Hudac CM, Lantz SD, Minshew NJ, Vander Wyk BC, Pelphrey KA. Brain Mechanisms for Processing Direct and Averted Gaze in Individuals with Autism. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2011, 41: 1686-1693. PMID: 21484518, PMCID: PMC3337548, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1197-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAverted gazeBrain mechanismsCritical social cueRight temporoparietal junctionLateral occipital cortexDorsolateral prefrontal cortexRight anterior insulaSocial processingTemporoparietal junctionSocial cuesComparison participantsAnterior insulaFMRI studySocial deficitsSocial scenariosGaze directionPrefrontal cortexCondition interactionAutismSocial encountersDifferential processingInitial evidenceOccipital cortexGazeSignificant group