2011
Research Review: Constraining heterogeneity: the social brain and its development in autism spectrum disorder
Pelphrey KA, Shultz S, Hudac CM, Vander Wyk B. Research Review: Constraining heterogeneity: the social brain and its development in autism spectrum disorder. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2011, 52: 631-644. PMID: 21244421, PMCID: PMC3096715, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02349.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmygdalaBrainBrain MappingChildChild Development Disorders, PervasiveEmotionsEndophenotypesFacial ExpressionFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansIntentionMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNerve NetPattern Recognition, VisualPersonal Construct TheorySocializationTemporal LobeTheory of MindConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSocial information processingSuperior temporal sulcusSpectrum disorderPosterior superior temporal sulcusInformation processingSocial engagementSpecialized neural systemsModel of ASDFunctional neuroimaging researchSocial brainTemporal sulcusBrain mechanismsNeuroimaging researchSocial reciprocityRepetitive behaviorsNeural circuitryNeural systemsBrain endophenotypesDevelopmental studiesDevastating familySocial worldNeurodevelopmental disordersNeural structuresNeuroanatomical structures
2009
Individual Differences in Personality Predict How People Look at Faces
Perlman SB, Morris JP, Vander Wyk B, Green SR, Doyle JL, Pelphrey KA. Individual Differences in Personality Predict How People Look at Faces. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e5952. PMID: 19543398, PMCID: PMC2695783, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersonality traitsIndividual differencesSocial behaviorEmotional facial expressionsPrevious behavioral researchSpecific personality traitsFearful facesSocial cognitionEmotional informationVisual scanpathsNegative emotionalityAmygdala reactivityRelevant stimuliFacial expressionsEye gazeInterpersonal interactionsEye contactEye trackingBehavioral linkBehavioral researchPersonalityNeuroticismBrain functionSerotonin transporter geneContextual determinantsAction Understanding in the Superior Temporal Sulcus Region
Vander Wyk BC, Hudac CM, Carter EJ, Sobel DM, Pelphrey KA. Action Understanding in the Superior Temporal Sulcus Region. Psychological Science 2009, 20: 771-777. PMID: 19422619, PMCID: PMC2849148, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02359.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttentionBrain MappingChoice BehaviorColor PerceptionConcept FormationDominance, CerebralEmotionsFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIntentionMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMotion PerceptionOxygenPattern Recognition, VisualPersonal Construct TheoryPsychomotor PerformanceSocial PerceptionTemporal LobeYoung AdultConceptsSuperior temporal sulcus regionEmotional expressionSTS regionPosterior superior temporal sulcus regionSulcus regionFunctional magnetic resonancePosterior STSAction understandingBiological motionEmotional contextNegative emotionsNegative regardPositive regardPerson's motionSocial actCongruentParticipantsIntentionEmotionsObjectsCongruencyPerceptionActionActressMagnetic resonance