2014
Neural systems for cognitive reappraisal in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder
Pitskel NB, Bolling DZ, Kaiser MD, Pelphrey KA, Crowley MJ. Neural systems for cognitive reappraisal in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2014, 10: 117-128. PMID: 25198094, PMCID: PMC4253669, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2014.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingCognitive reappraisalASD participantsEmotion dysregulationSpectrum disorderFunctional connectivityCognitive reappraisal strategiesPrefrontal-amygdala connectivityVentrolateral prefrontal cortexReappraisal strategiesTD youthDisgusting imagesTD participantsNeural substratesNeural mechanismsComparison youthEmotional responsesBrain activityBilateral insulaOrbitofrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexNeural systemsDECREASE trialsParticipants
2011
Enhanced neural responses to rule violation in children with autism: A comparison to social exclusion
Bolling DZ, Pitskel NB, Deen B, Crowley MJ, McPartland JC, Kaiser MD, Vander Wyk BC, Wu J, Mayes LC, Pelphrey KA. Enhanced neural responses to rule violation in children with autism: A comparison to social exclusion. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2011, 1: 280-294. PMID: 21743819, PMCID: PMC3129780, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2011.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingRight insulaVentral anterior cingulate cortexSocial exclusionAtypical neural networksRule violationsBall-tossing gameDorsal prefrontal cortexRepetitive behavior patternsAnterior cingulate cortexASD groupNeural correlatesBrain responsesSocial impairmentNeural responsesCharacteristic deficitsSpectrum disorderNeurobiological differencesPrefrontal cortexCingulate cortexFunctional connectivityComparable gamesInsulaGroup differences