2012
Multimodal emotion processing in autism spectrum disorders: An event-related potential study
Lerner MD, McPartland JC, Morris JP. Multimodal emotion processing in autism spectrum disorders: An event-related potential study. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2012, 3: 11-21. PMID: 23245216, PMCID: PMC6987640, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2012.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderInformation processing speedEmotion recognition performanceEvent-related potentialsEmotion processingEmotion recognitionProcessing speedSpectrum disorderEvent-related potential studyRecognition performanceMultimodal emotion processingEmotion identification taskVocal emotion recognitionCognitive processesIntact recognitionPerceptual modalitiesAdult facesNeural indicatorsERP componentsEmotion evaluationElectrophysiological markersBehavioral performanceIdentification taskPotential studiesIntervention targetsThe perception and identification of facial emotions in individuals with autism spectrum disorders using the Let’s Face It! Emotion Skills Battery
Tanaka JW, Wolf JM, Klaiman C, Koenig K, Cockburn J, Herlihy L, Brown C, Stahl SS, South M, McPartland JC, Kaiser MD, Schultz RT. The perception and identification of facial emotions in individuals with autism spectrum disorders using the Let’s Face It! Emotion Skills Battery. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2012, 53: 1259-1267. PMID: 22780332, PMCID: PMC3505257, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02571.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderFacial emotionsTDC participantsPerceptual skillsASD participantsSpectrum disorderEffective social communicationBasic facial emotionsSocial emotional abilitiesDifferent facial identitiesGroups of participantsHolistic encodingAngry expressionsExpression processingFacial identityExpression taskPerceptual strategiesExpressive facesSocial deficitsSocial communicationEmotionsComputer-based assessmentControl participantsHolistic recognitionMouth features
2010
Patterns of Visual Attention to Faces and Objects in Autism Spectrum Disorder
McPartland JC, Webb SJ, Keehn B, Dawson G. Patterns of Visual Attention to Faces and Objects in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2010, 41: 148-157. PMID: 20499148, PMCID: PMC3074360, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1033-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderVisual attentionSpectrum disorderHuman faceSocial-emotional functioningPoint of gazeFace recognition performanceMonkey facesPassive viewingTypical peersSocial deficitsNaturalistic assessmentAdaptive functionRecognition performanceTwo-dimensional geometric patternsLower scoresFace recognitionCurvilinear objectsFaceAttentionAtypicalityIndividualsObjectsDisordersAdolescents
2008
Specific impairment of face‐processing abilities in children with autism spectrum disorder using the Let's Face It! skills battery
Wolf JM, Tanaka JW, Klaiman C, Cockburn J, Herlihy L, Brown C, South M, McPartland J, Kaiser MD, Phillips R, Schultz RT. Specific impairment of face‐processing abilities in children with autism spectrum disorder using the Let's Face It! skills battery. Autism Research 2008, 1: 329-340. PMID: 19360688, PMCID: PMC4589218, DOI: 10.1002/aur.56.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderCategory-specific impairmentConfigural informationASD participantsSpectrum disorderFace-processing abilitiesLocal processing biasFace-processing deficitsFace recognition abilityFace discrimination taskPerceptual biasFeatural informationLocal-level informationDiscrimination taskExhibit difficultiesSpecific impairmentEye regionFace representationRecognition abilityMouth regionNormal abilityLarge sampleImpairmentTaskChildren
2004
Event‐related brain potentials reveal anomalies in temporal processing of faces in autism spectrum disorder
McPartland J, Dawson G, Webb SJ, Panagiotides H, Carver LJ. Event‐related brain potentials reveal anomalies in temporal processing of faces in autism spectrum disorder. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2004, 45: 1235-1245. PMID: 15335344, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2004.00318.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAutistic DisorderCase-Control StudiesEvoked PotentialsFaceFemaleHumansMaleMental ProcessesReaction TimeRecognition, PsychologyVisual PerceptionConceptsEvent-related brain potentialsLonger N170 latenciesFace processingN170 latencyAutism spectrum disorderTypical individualsBrain potentialsNeural speedSpectrum disorderHigh-density event-related brain potentialsFace-sensitive ERP componentsImages of facesFace recognition taskRole of speedUpright facesERP componentsTemporal processingRecognition taskExhibit impairmentsBrain activityAutismFace recognitionCurrent studyProcessingFaceYoung children with autism show atypical brain responses to fearful versus neutral facial expressions of emotion
Dawson G, Webb SJ, Carver L, Panagiotides H, McPartland J. Young children with autism show atypical brain responses to fearful versus neutral facial expressions of emotion. Developmental Science 2004, 7: 340-359. PMID: 15595374, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2004.00352.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAutistic DisorderBehaviorBrainChild, PreschoolElectrodesEmotionsEvoked PotentialsFaceFacial ExpressionFearFemaleHumansMaleNeuronsRecognition, PsychologyConceptsAutism spectrum disorderEvent-related potentialsNegative slow waveNeutral facial expressionsNeutral facesEmotion perceptionBrain responsesFacial expressionsChronological age-matched childrenHigh-density event-related potentialsLarger negative slow waveImpaired emotion perceptionAtypical brain responsesDifferential brain activityEarly ERP componentsDifferential brain responsesEarly negative componentFear facesEmotional stimuliAge-matched childrenDifferent emotionsERP componentsFear expressionSocial attentionTypical development
2002
Neural Correlates of Face and Object Recognition in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Delay, and Typical Development
Dawson G, Carver L, Meltzoff AN, Panagiotides H, McPartland J, Webb SJ. Neural Correlates of Face and Object Recognition in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Delay, and Typical Development. Child Development 2002, 73: 700-717. PMID: 12038546, PMCID: PMC3651041, DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderEvent-related potentialsERP amplitude differencesUnfamiliar facesUnfamiliar objectsTypical developmentSpectrum disorderBrain event-related potentialsFace recognition abilityUnfamiliar female facesFace recognition impairmentPositive slow waveYoung childrenAmplitude differenceRecognition impairmentUnfamiliar toysNeural correlatesFemale facesDevelopmental delayObject recognitionRecognition abilityElectroencephalographic recordingsChild's motherP400Children
2001
Brief Report: Recognition Memory and Stimulus-Reward Associations: Indirect Support for the Role of Ventromedial Prefrontal Dysfunction in Autism
Dawson G, Osterling J, Rinaldi J, Carver L, McPartland J. Brief Report: Recognition Memory and Stimulus-Reward Associations: Indirect Support for the Role of Ventromedial Prefrontal Dysfunction in Autism. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2001, 31: 337-341. PMID: 11518486, DOI: 10.1023/a:1010751404865.Peer-Reviewed Original Research