Brain responses to biological motion predict treatment outcome in young children with autism
Yang D, Pelphrey KA, Sukhodolsky DG, Crowley MJ, Dayan E, Dvornek NC, Venkataraman A, Duncan J, Staib L, Ventola P. Brain responses to biological motion predict treatment outcome in young children with autism. Translational Psychiatry 2016, 6: e948-e948. PMID: 27845779, PMCID: PMC5314125, DOI: 10.1038/tp.2016.213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderYoung childrenSocial information processingMultivariate pattern analysisMotivation/rewardBiological motionCore deficitComplex neurodevelopmental disorderBrain responsesResponse treatmentSpectrum disorderNeurobiological markersNeural predictorsInformation processingBehavioral interventionsIndividual childrenNeurodevelopmental disordersCurrent findingsNeural circuitsBehavioral deficitsEarly childhoodChildrenUnsuccessful interventionsNeurobiomarkersPattern analysisPivotal response treatment prompts a functional rewiring of the brain among individuals with autism spectrum disorder
Venkataraman A, Yang D, Dvornek N, Staib LH, Duncan JS, Pelphrey KA, Ventola P. Pivotal response treatment prompts a functional rewiring of the brain among individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Neuroreport 2016, 27: 1081-1085. PMID: 27532879, PMCID: PMC5007196, DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0000000000000662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPivotal Response TreatmentAutism spectrum disorderOccipital-temporal cortexAttentional systemResponse treatmentSpectrum disorderOrbitofrontal cortexPosterior cingulateHigh-level objectsBehavioral interventionsLearning mechanismPerception shiftProcessing areasNeural circuitsFunctional rewiringCortexTreatment regimenAutismInterventionNovel Bayesian frameworkCingulateFunctional changesIndividualsDisordersObjects