2014
Altered brain connectivity in sagittal craniosynostosis.
Beckett JS, Brooks ED, Lacadie C, Wyk B, Jou RJ, Steinbacher DM, Constable RT, Pelphrey KA, Persing JA. Altered brain connectivity in sagittal craniosynostosis. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2014, 13: 690-8. PMID: 24745341, DOI: 10.3171/2014.3.peds13516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffusion tensor imagingPosterior cingulate cortexCingulate cortexSagittal nonsyndromic craniosynostosisPrefrontal cortexRight posterior cingulate cortexBrodmann area 8Functional connectivity differencesRight middle frontal gyrusWhite matter alterationsAnterior cingulate cortexBrodmann area 7Left ventromedial prefrontal cortexAltered brain connectivityResting-state functional connectivity MRI dataMiddle frontal gyrusRight supramarginal gyrusDefault mode networkIntrinsic connectivity analysesSignificant group differencesAdolescent patientsAltered connectivityNeurocognitive morbidityHigh prevalenceRight parahippocampus
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
2010
Cortical integration of audio–visual speech and non-speech stimuli
Vander Wyk B, Ramsay GJ, Hudac CM, Jones W, Lin D, Klin A, Lee SM, Pelphrey KA. Cortical integration of audio–visual speech and non-speech stimuli. Brain And Cognition 2010, 74: 97-106. PMID: 20709442, PMCID: PMC3869029, DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2010.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral occipital cortexUni-modal stimuliNon-speech stimuliAudio-visual speechVisual stimuliOccipital cortexRight inferior frontal gyrusAudio-visual pairingsSimilar auditory stimuliMulti-modal stimuliAudio-visual processingSuperior temporal sulcusInferior frontal gyrusMiddle temporal regionsMiddle temporal gyrusDifferent cortical networksNeural basisTemporal sulcusAuditory stimuliFusiform gyrusFrontal gyrusTemporal gyrusCortical networksCortical integrationTemporal regions