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Brain/Neurobiology/Physiology/Medical

Abou-Abbas, L., van Noordt, S., Desjardins, J. A., Cichonski, M., & Elsabbagh, M. (2021). Use of Empirical Mode Decomposition in ERP Analysis to Classify Familial Risk and Diagnostic Outcomes for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Brain Sciences, 11(4), 409.

Bradshaw, J., Shi, D., Hendrix, C. L., Saulnier, C., & Klaiman, C. (2021). Neonatal neurobehavior in infants with autism spectrum disorder. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology.

Bussu, G., Llera, A., Jones, E. J. H., Tye, C., Charman, T., Johnson, M. H., Beckmann, C. F., & Buitelaar, J. K. (2021). Uncovering neurodevelopmental paths to autism spectrum disorder through an integrated analysis of developmental measures and neural sensitivity to faces. Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, 46(1), E34–E43.

Cárdenas-de-la-Parra, A., Lewis, J. D., Fonov, V. S., Botteron, K. N., McKinstry, R. C., Gerig, G., Pruett, J. R., Dager, S. R., Elison, J. T., Styner, M. A., Evans, A. C., Piven, J., Collins, D. L., & IBIS Network. (2021). A voxel-wise assessment of growth differences in infants developing autism spectrum disorder. NeuroImage. Clinical, 29, 102551.

Carter Leno, V., Pickles, A., van Noordt, S., Huberty, S., Desjardins, J., Webb, S. J., Elsabbagh, M., & BASIS Team. (2021). 12-Month peak alpha frequency is a correlate but not a longitudinal predictor of non-verbal cognitive abilities in infants at low and high risk for autism spectrum disorder. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 48, 100938.

Dickinson, A., Daniel, M., Marin, A., Gaonkar, B., Dapretto, M., McDonald, N. M., & Jeste, S. (2021). Multivariate Neural Connectivity Patterns in Early Infancy Predict Later Autism Symptoms. Biological Psychiatry. Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 6(1), 59–69.

 

Gabard-Durnam, L., Wilkinson, C., Kapur, K., Tager-Flusberg, H., Levin, A., & Nelson, C. (2019). Longitudinal EEG power in the first postnatial year differentiates autism outcomes. Nature Communications, 10: 4188. 

Gabard-Durnam, L., Wilkinson, C., Kapur, K., Tager-Flusberg, H., Levin, A., & Nelson, C.  (2019). EEG power in the first year of life best predicts autism outcomes:  A longitudinal assessment across the first three years.  Nature Communications

McKinnon, C.J., Eggebrecht, A.T., Todorov, A., Wolff, J.J., Elison, J.T., Adams, C.M., Snyder, A.Z., Estes, A.M., Zwaigenbaum, L., Botteron, K.N., McKinstry, R.C., Marrus, N., Evans, A., Hazlett, H.C., Dager, S.R., Paterson, S.J., Pandey, J., Schultz, R.T., Styner, M.A., Gerig, G., Schlaggar, B.L., Petersen, S.E., Piven, J., & Pruett, J.R. Jr; IBIS Network. (2019). Restricted and Repetitive Behavior and Brain Functional Connectivity in Infants at Risk for Developing Autism Spectrum Disorder. Biol. Psychiatry Cogn. Neurosci. Neuroimaging, 4(1):50-61.

Wilkinson, C.L., Levin, A. R., Gabard-Durnam, L., Tager-Flusberg, H. & Nelson, C.A.  (2019). Reduced frontal gamma power at 24 months is associated with better expressive language in toddlers at risk for autism.  Autism Research

Wilkinson, C.L., Levin, A. R., Kush, K., Gabard-Durnam, L., Tager-Flusberg, H. & Nelson, C.A. (2019). Use of longitudinal EEG measures in estimating language development in infants with and without familial risk for autism spectrum disorder.  Neurobiology of Language

Finch, K.H., Tager-Flusberg, H. & Nelson, C.A. (2018). Neural responses to linguistic stimuli in children with and without autism spectrum disorder. European Journal of Neuroscience, 47(6), 709-719. 

 

Marrus, N.M., Eggebrecht, A.T., Todorov, A., Elison, J.T., Wolff, J.J., Cole, L., ... & Pruett, J.R. Jr. (2018). Walking, gross motor function, and brain functional connectivity in infants and toddlers. Cerebral Cortex, 28(2), 750-763. 

Mostapha, M., Shen, M.D., Kim, S., Swanson, M., Collins, D.L., Fonov, V., Gerig ,G., Piven, J., & Styner, M.A.; IBIS Network. (2018). A Novel Framework for the Local Extraction of Extra-Axial Cerebrospinal Fluid from MR Brain Images. Proc SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng

Damiano-Goodwin, C.R., Woynaroski, T.G., Simon, D.M., Ibanez, L.I., Murias, M., Kirby, A., ... & Cascio, C.J. (2017). Developmental sequelae and neurophysiologic substrates of sensory seeking in infant siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. Advance online publication. 

Edwards, L.A., Wagner, J.B., Tager-Flusberg, H., & Nelson, C.A. (2017). Differences in neural correlates of speech perception in 3 month olds at high and low risk for autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47(10), 3125-3138. 

Eggebrecht, A.T., Elison, J.T., Feczko, E., Todorov, A., Wolff, J.J., Kandala, S., ... & Pruett, J.R. Jr. (2017). Joint attention and brain functional connectivity in infants and toddlers. Cerebral Cortex, 27(3), 1709-1720. 

Emerson, R.W., Adams, C., Nishino, T., Hazlett, H.C., Wolff, J.J., Zwaigenbaum, L., ... & Piven, J. (2017). Functional neuroimaging of high-risk 6-month-old infants predicts a diagnosis of autism at 24 months of age. Science Translational Medicine, 9(393). 

Finch, K.H., Seery, A.M., Talbott, M.R., Nelson, C.A. & Tager-Flusberg, H. (2017). Lateralization of ERPs to speech stimuli and handedness in the early developmental of autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 9, 4. 

 

Guy, M.W., Richards, J.E., Tonnsen, B.L., & Roberts, J.E. (2017). Neural correlates of face processing in etiologically-distinct 12-month-old infants at high-risk of autism spectrum disorder. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Hazlett, H.C., Gu, H., Munsell, B.C., Kim, S.H., Styner, M., Wolff, J.J., ... & The IBIS Network. (2017). Early brain development in infants at high risk for autism spectrum disorder. Nature, 542, 348-351. 

Jones, E.J.H., Dawson, G., Kelly, J., Estes, A., & Webb, S.J. (2017). Parent‐delivered early intervention in infants at risk for ASD: Effects on electrophysiological and habituation measures of social attention. Autism Research, 10(5), 961-972. 

Jones, E.J.H., Dawson, G., & Webb, S.J. (2017). Sensory hypersensitivity predicts enhanced attention capture by faces in the early development of ASD. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Jones, E.J.H., Venema, K., Earl, R.K., Lowy, R., & Webb, S.J. (2017). Infant social attention: An endophenotype of ASD‐related traits? Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 58(3), 270-281. 

Levin, A.R., Varcin, K.J., O’Leary, H.M., Tager-Flusberg, H. & Nelson, C.A. (2017). EEG power at 3 months in infants at high familial risk for autism. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 9, 34. 

Lewis, J.D., Evans, A.C., Pruett, J.R. Jr., Botteron, K.N., McKinstry, R., Zwaigenbaum, L., ... & Piven, J. for the IBIS Network. (2017). The emergence of network inefficiencies in infants with autism spectrum disorders. Biological Psychiatry, 82(3), 176-185. 

Perdue, K.L., Edwards, L.A., Tager-Flusberg, H. & Nelson, C.A. (2017). Differing developmental trajectories in heart rate responses to speech stimuli in infants at high and low risk for autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47(8), 2434-2442. 

Simon, D.M., Damiano, C.R., Woynaroski, T.G., Ibanez, L.V., Murias, M., Stone, W.L., & Wallace, M.T. (2017). Neural correlates of sensory hyporesponsiveness in toddlers at high risk for autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47(9), 2710-2722. 

Swanson, M.R., Shen, M.D., Wolff, J.J., Elison, J.T., Emerson, R.W., Styner, M.A., ... & Piven, J. (2017). Subcortical brain and behavior phenotypes differentiate infants with autism versus language delay. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 2(8), 664-672. 

Wolff, J.J., Swanson, M.R., Elison, J.T., Gerig, G., Pruett, J.R. Jr, Styner, M.A., ... & Piven, J. (2017). Neural circuitry at age 6 months

associated with later repetitive behavior and sensory responsiveness in autism. Molecular Autism, 8, 8. 

Chawarska, K., Macari, S., Powell, K., DiNicola, L., & Shic, F. (2016). Enhanced social attention in female infant siblings at risk for autism. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 55(3), 188-195. 

Jones, E. J. H., Venema, K., Earl, R., Lowy, R., Barnes, K., Estes, A., ... & Webb, S. J. (2016). Reduced engagement with social stimuli in 6-month-old infants with later autism spectrum disorder: A longitudinal prospective study of infants at high familial risk. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 8(1), 7. 

Messinger, D.S., Young, G.S., Webb, S.J., Ozonoff, S., Bryson, S.E., Carter A., … & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2016). Commentary: sex difference differences? A reply to Constantino. Molecular Autism, 7, 31. 

Schwichtenberg, A. J., Hensle, T., Honaker, S., Miller, M., Ozonoff, S. & Anders, T. (2016). Sibling sleep—What can it tell us about parental sleep reports in the context of autism? Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 4(2), 137-152. 

Varcin, K.J., Nelson, C.A., Ko, J., Sahin, M., Wu, J.Y., & Jeste, S.S. (2016). Visual evoked potentials as a readout of cortical function in infants with tuberous sclerosis complex. Journal of Child Neurology, 31(2), 195-202. 

Blasi, A., Lloyd-Fox, S., Sethna, V., Brammer, M., Mercure, E., Murray, L., ... & Johnson, M. (2015). Atypical processing of voice sounds in infants at risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Cortex, 71, 122-133. 

Elsabbagh, M., Wan, M.W., Charman, T., Johnson, M.H., Green, J., & The BASIS Team. (2015). Infant neural sensitivity to dynamic gaze relates to quality of parent-infant interaction at 6-8 months in infant at risk for autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45(2), 283-291. 

Gabard-Durnam, L., Tierney, A.L., Vogel-Farley, V., Tager-Flusberg, H., & Nelson, C.A. (2015). Alpha asymmetry in infants at risk for autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45(2), 473-480. 

Jones, E. J., Venema, K., Lowy, R., Earl, R. K., & Webb, S. J. (2015). Developmental changes in infant brain activity during naturalistic social experiences. Developmental Psychobiology, 57(7), 842-853. 

Keehn, B., Vogel-Farley, V., Tager-Flusberg, H., & Nelson, C.A. (2015) Atypical hemispheric specialization for faces in infants-at-risk for autism spectrum disorder. Autism Research, 8(2), 187-198. 

Key, A.P.F., Ibanez, L.I., Henderson, H.A., Warren, Z., Messinger, D.S., & Stone, W.L. (2015). Positive affect processing and joint attention in infants at high risk for autism: An exploratory study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45, 4051-4062. 

Pruett, J.R. Jr., Kandala, S., Hoertel, S., Snyder, A.Z., Elison, J.T., Nishino, T., ... & Piven, J. (2015). Accurate age classification of 6 and 12 month-old infants based on resting-state functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging data. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 12, 123-133. 

Stamoulis, C., Vogel-Farley, V., Degregorio, G., Jeste, S.S., & Nelson, C.A. (2015). Resting and task-modulated high-frequency brain rhythms measured by scalp encephalography in infants with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Journal of Autism Developmental Disorders, 45(2), 336-353. 

Walker, C.K., Krakowiak, P., Baker, A., Hansen, R.L., Ozonoff, S., & Hertz-Picciotto, I. (2015). Preeclampsia, placental insufficiency, and autism spectrum disorder or developmental delay. JAMA Pediatrics, 169(2),154-162. 

Wolff, J.J., Gerig, G., Lewis, J.D., Soda, T., Styner, M.A., Vachet, C., ... & Piven, J. for the IBIS Network. (2015). Altered corpus callosum morphology associated with autism over the first 2 years of life. Brain, 138(7), 2046-2058. 

Kuwaik, G.A., Roberts, W., Zwaigenbaum, L., Bryson, S., Smith, I.M., Szatmari, P., … & Brian, J. (2014). Immunization uptake in younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism, 18(2), 148-155. 

Lewis, J.D., Evans, A.C., Pruett, J.R., Botteron, K., Zwaigenbaum, L., Estes, A., ... & Piven, J. for the IBIS Network. (2014). Network inefficiencies in autism spectrum disorder at 24 months. Translational Psychiatry, 4, e388. 

Luyster, R.J., Powell, C., Tager-Flusberg, H.  & Nelson, C.A.  (2014).  Neural measures of social attention across the first years of life:  Characterizing typical development and markers of autism risk. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 8, 131-143. 

Orekhova, E. V., Elsabbagh, M., Jones, E., Dawson, G., Charman, T., Johnson, M. H., & The BASIS Team. (2014). EEG hyper-connectivity in high-risk infant is associated with later autism. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 6, e40. 

Righi, G., Tierney, A.L., Tager-Flusberg, H., & Nelson, C.A. (2014). Functional connectivity in the first year of life in infants at risk for autism spectrum disorder: An EEG study. PLOS One, 9, e105176. 

Seery, A., Tager-Flusberg, H., & Nelson, C.A. (2014). Event-related potentials to repeated speech in 9-month-old infants at risk for autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 6, 43. 

Shic, F., Macari, S., & Chawarska, K. (2014). Speech disturbs face scanning in 6-month-old infants who develop autism spectrum disorder. Biological Psychiatry, 75(3), 231-237.

Zwaigenbaum, L., Young, G., Stone, W.L., Dobkins, K., Ozonoff, S., Brian, J., ... & Messinger, D. (2014). Early head growth in infants at risk of autism: A Baby Siblings Research Consortium Study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 53(10), 1053-1062. 

Chawarska, K., Macari, S. & Shic, F. (2013). Decreased spontaneous attention to social scenes in 6-month-old infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. Biological Psychiatry, 74(3), 195-203. 

Elison, J.T., Paterson, S.J., Wolff, J.J., Reznick, J.S., Sasson, N.J., Gu, H., ... & IBIS Network. (2013). White matter microstructure and atypical visual orienting in 7-month-olds at risk for autism. American Journal of Psychiatry, 170(8), 899-908. 

Fox, S.E., Wagner, J.B., Shrock, C.L., Tager-Flusberg, H., & Nelson, C.A. (2013).  Neural processing of facial identity and emotion in infants at high risk for autism spectrum disorders. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7, 89. 

Keehn, B., Wagner, J., Tager-Flusberg, H., & Nelson, C.A. (2013). Functional connectivity in the first year of life in infants at-risk for autism: A preliminary near-infrared spectroscopy study. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 7, 444. 

Schwichtenberg, A. J., Young, G. S., Hutman, T., Iosif, A. M., Sigman, M., Rogers, S., & Ozonoff, S. (2013). Behavior and sleep problems in children with a family history of autism. Autism Research, 6(3), 169-176. 

Seery, A.M., Vogel-Farley, V., Tager-Flusberg, H. & Nelson, C.A. (2013). Atypical lateralization of ERP response to native and non-native speech in infants at risk for autism spectrum disorder. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 5, 10-24.

Shen, M.D., Nordahl, C.W., Young, G.S., Wootton-Gorges, S.L., Lee, A., Liston, S.E., ... & Amaral, D.G. (2013). Early brain enlargement and extra-axial fluid in infants who develop autism spectrum disorder. Brain, 136(9), 2825-2835.

Hazlett, H.C., Gu, H., McKinstry, R.C., Shaw, D.W., Botteron, K.N., Dager, S.R., ... & IBIS Network. (2012). Brain volume findings in 6-month-old infants at high familial risk for autism. American Journal of Psychiatry, 169(6), 601-608. 

Key, A.P.F., & Stone, W.L. (2012). Processing of novel and familiar faces in infants at average and high risk for autism. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2(2), 244-255.

Key, A.P.F., & Stone, W.L. (2012). Same but different: Nine-month-old infants at low and high risk for autism look at the same facial features but process them using different brain mechanisms. Autism Research, 5(4), 253-266. 

Tierney, A.L., Gabard-Durnam, L., Vogel-Farley, V., Tager-Flusberg, H., & Nelson, CA. (2012).  Developmental trajectories of resting EEG power: An endophenotype of autism spectrum disorder. PLOS One, 7, e39127. 

Wolff, J.J., Gu, H., Gerig, G., Elison, J.T., Styner, M., Gouttard, S., ... & IBIS Network. (2012). Differences in white matter fiber tract development present from 6 to 24 months in infants with autism. American Journal of Psychiatry, 169(6), 589-600. 

Bosl, W., Tierney, A., Tager-Flusberg, H., & Nelson, C. (2011). EEG complexity as a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder risk. BMC Medicine, 9, 18. 

Bosl, W., Tierney, A., Tager-Flusberg, H., & Nelson, C.A. (2011). Response: Infant EEG activity as a biomarker for autism: A promising approach or a false promise? BMC Medicine, 9, 60. 

Luyster, R.J., Wagner, J.B., Vogel-Farley, V., Tager-Flusberg, H., & Nelson, C.A. (2011). Neural correlates of familiar and unfamiliar face processing in infants at risk for autism. Brain Topography, 24, 220-228. 

McCleery, J.P., Akshoomoff, N., Dobkins, K.R., & Carver, L.J. (2009). Atypical face versus object processing and hemispheric asymmetries in 10-month-old infants at risk for autism. Biological Psychiatry, 66(10), 950-957. 

McCleery, J.P., Allman, E., Carver, L.J., & Dobkins, K.R. (2007). Abnormal magnocellular pathway visual processing in infants at risk for autism. Biological Psychiatry, 62(9), 1007-1014.  

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