[HTML][HTML] The “primitive brain dysfunction” theory of autism: the superior colliculus role

R Jure - Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A better understanding of the pathogenesis of autism will help clarify our conception of the
complexity of normal brain development. The crucial deficit may lie in the postnatal changes …

[HTML][HTML] Using optically pumped magnetometers to replicate task-related responses in next generation magnetoencephalography

K Safar, MM Vandewouw, J Sato, J Devasagayam… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) offer a new wearable means to measure
magnetoencephalography (MEG) signals, with many advantages compared to conventional …

[HTML][HTML] Oxytocin impacts top-down and bottom-up social perception in adolescents with ASD: a MEG study of neural connectivity

A Korisky, I Gordon, A Goldstein - Molecular Autism, 2022 - Springer
Background In the last decade, accumulative evidence has shown that oxytocin can
modulate social perception in typically developed individuals and individuals diagnosed …

[HTML][HTML] Atypical development of emotional face processing networks in autism spectrum disorder from childhood through to adulthood

K Safar, MM Vandewouw, MJ Taylor - Developmental cognitive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Impairments in social functioning are hallmarks of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and
atypical functional connectivity may underlie these difficulties. Emotion processing networks …

[HTML][HTML] Changing faces: dynamic emotional face processing in autism spectrum disorder across childhood and adulthood

MM Vandewouw, EJ Choi, C Hammill, JP Lerch… - Biological Psychiatry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is classically associated with poor emotional
face processing. Few studies, however, have used more ecological dynamic stimuli. We …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between gamma-band neural oscillations and language skills in youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their first-degree relatives

V Arutiunian, M Santhosh, E Neuhaus, H Borland… - Molecular Autism, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Most children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have co-occurring
language impairments and some of these autism-specific language difficulties are also …

Healthy ageing and cognitive impairment alter EEG functional connectivity in distinct frequency bands

WS Kumar, S Ray - European Journal of Neuroscience, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Functional connectivity (FC) indicates the interdependencies between brain signals
recorded from spatially distinct locations in different frequency bands, which is modulated by …

[HTML][HTML] Shared and distinct patterns of functional connectivity to emotional faces in autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder children

K Safar, MM Vandewouw, EW Pang, K de Villa… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Impairments in emotional face processing are demonstrated by individuals with
neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), including autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and …

[HTML][HTML] Characterising the spatial and oscillatory unfolding of Theory of Mind in adults using fMRI and MEG

SI Mossad, MM Vandewouw, K Villa… - Frontiers in Human …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Theory of Mind (ToM) is a core social cognitive skill that refers to the ability to attribute
mental states to others. ToM involves understanding that others have beliefs, thoughts and …

Atypical spatiotemporal activation of cerebellar lobules during emotional face processing in adolescents with autism

C Styliadis, R Leung, S Özcan, EA Moulton… - Human Brain …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by social deficits and atypical facial
processing of emotional expressions. The underlying neuropathology of these abnormalities …