2017
Distinct neural bases of disruptive behavior and autism symptom severity in boys with autism spectrum disorder
Yang YJ, Sukhodolsky DG, Lei J, Dayan E, Pelphrey KA, Ventola P. Distinct neural bases of disruptive behavior and autism symptom severity in boys with autism spectrum disorder. Journal Of Neurodevelopmental Disorders 2017, 9: 1. PMID: 28115995, PMCID: PMC5240249, DOI: 10.1186/s11689-017-9183-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism spectrum disorderAutism symptom severityMedial prefrontal cortexAnterior cingulate cortexLow disruptive behaviorCore ASD symptomsBiological motionNeural basisDMN deactivationDisruptive behaviorADHD symptomsASD symptomsSpectrum disorderAnxiety symptomsSymptom severityPosterior superior temporal sulcusBetween-group analysisDefault mode network deactivationDistinct neural basesSuperior temporal sulcusInferior frontal gyrusHigh disruptive behaviorLateral parietal cortexASD participantsNeural underpinnings
2014
Heterogeneity of neural mechanisms of response to pivotal response treatment
Ventola P, Yang DY, Friedman HE, Oosting D, Wolf J, Sukhodolsky DG, Pelphrey KA. Heterogeneity of neural mechanisms of response to pivotal response treatment. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2014, 9: 74-88. PMID: 25370452, PMCID: PMC4993028, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-014-9331-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPivotal Response TreatmentPosterior superior temporal sulcusFunctional magnetic resonance imagingAutism spectrum disorderNeural responsesResponse treatmentRight posterior superior temporal sulcusBiological motion perception taskDifferential neural responsesMotion perception taskSuperior temporal sulcusPerception taskTD childrenTemporal sulcusSocial perceptionBrain responsesNeural mechanismsSpectrum disorderSocial communicationNeural vulnerabilityNeural characteristicsNeural systemsVentral striatumReward systemSubcortical regions