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View article: Right-hemisphere lateralisation evidenced from the chimeric face task predicts self-reported social competencies
Right-hemisphere lateralisation evidenced from the chimeric face task predicts self-reported social competencies Open
Observing and understanding faces is a critical component of social interactions. The neural correlates of face processing have been well established to be preferentially lateralised to the right hemisphere, though the functional role of t…
View article: Using neuroimaging to identify sex differences in adults with sports-related concussion: a systematic review
Using neuroimaging to identify sex differences in adults with sports-related concussion: a systematic review Open
Concussion is a common injury in sports that causes neurological damage, leading to memory loss and difficulty concentrating. Insufficient recovery time may result in significant long-term harm to individuals. Several neuroimaging techniqu…
View article: Can deepfakes be used to study emotion perception? A comparison of dynamic face stimuli
Can deepfakes be used to study emotion perception? A comparison of dynamic face stimuli Open
Video recordings accurately capture facial expression movements; however, they are difficult for face perception researchers to standardise and manipulate. For this reason, dynamic morphs of photographs are often used, despite their lack o…
View article: The influence of dynamism and expression intensity on face emotion recognition in individuals with autistic traits
The influence of dynamism and expression intensity on face emotion recognition in individuals with autistic traits Open
Face emotion recognition (FER) ability varies across the population, with autistic traits in the general population reported to contribute to this variation. Previous studies used photographs of posed facial expressions, while real social …
View article: A Dynamic Disadvantage? Social Perceptions of Dynamic Morphed Emotions Differ from Videos and Photos
A Dynamic Disadvantage? Social Perceptions of Dynamic Morphed Emotions Differ from Videos and Photos Open
Dynamic face stimuli are increasingly used in face perception research, as increasing evidence shows they are perceived differently from static photographs. One popular method for creating dynamic faces is the dynamic morph, which can anim…
View article: Videos, Deepfakes, and Dynamic Morphs: Neural and Perceptual Differences for Real and Artificial Faces.
Videos, Deepfakes, and Dynamic Morphs: Neural and Perceptual Differences for Real and Artificial Faces. Open
Dynamic facial expressions can be created by blending neutral and expressive photographs together. These dynamic morphs are popular in cognitive neuroscience research as they offer increased experimental control compared to video recording…
View article: Face masks impede basic and complex emotion recognition: Variation across the broader autism phenotype
Face masks impede basic and complex emotion recognition: Variation across the broader autism phenotype Open
The broader autism phenotype is characterised by atypical face perception. There is little understanding of how face masks―now commonly worn to protect against transmission of COVID‐19―might impact face processing across the broader autism…
View article: Embracing deepfakes and AI‐generated images in neuroscience research
Embracing deepfakes and AI‐generated images in neuroscience research Open
The rise of deepfakes and AI‐generated images has raised concerns regarding their potential misuse. However, this commentary highlights the valuable opportunities these technologies offer for neuroscience research. Deepfakes deliver access…
View article: Embracing Deepfakes and AI-generated images in Neuroscience Research
Embracing Deepfakes and AI-generated images in Neuroscience Research Open
The rise of deepfakes and AI-generated images has raised concerns regarding their potential misuse in society. However, this commentary highlights the valuable opportunities these technologies offer for neuroscience research. Deepfakes pro…
View article: A Dynamic Disadvantage? Social Perceptions of Dynamic Morphed Emotions Differ from Videos and Photos
A Dynamic Disadvantage? Social Perceptions of Dynamic Morphed Emotions Differ from Videos and Photos Open
Dynamic face stimuli are increasingly used in face perception research, as increasing evidence shows they are perceived differently from static photographs. One popular method for creating dynamic faces is the dynamic morph, which can anim…
View article: Embracing Deepfakes and AI-generated images in Neuroscience Research
Embracing Deepfakes and AI-generated images in Neuroscience Research Open
While deepfake technology and AI-generated images have generated concerns about their misuse in society, this opinion piece highlights the potential benefits and applications of these technologies in neuroscience research. Deepfakes have b…
View article: Faster social attention disengagement in individuals with higher autism traits
Faster social attention disengagement in individuals with higher autism traits Open
Introduction: Atypical visual and social attention has often been associated with clinically diagnosed autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and with the broader autism phenotype. Atypical social attention is of particular research interest give…
View article: Editorial: Pathways for Rapid Visual Processing: Subcortical Contributions to Emotion, Threat, Biological Relevance, and Motivated Behavior
Editorial: Pathways for Rapid Visual Processing: Subcortical Contributions to Emotion, Threat, Biological Relevance, and Motivated Behavior Open
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View article: Corrigendum: Saccade Latency Provides Evidence for Reduced Face Inversion Effects With Higher Autism Traits
Corrigendum: Saccade Latency Provides Evidence for Reduced Face Inversion Effects With Higher Autism Traits Open
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View article: Saccade Latency Provides Evidence for Reduced Face Inversion Effects With Higher Autism Traits
Saccade Latency Provides Evidence for Reduced Face Inversion Effects With Higher Autism Traits Open
Individuals on the autism spectrum are reported to show impairments in the processing of social information, including aspects of eye-movements towards faces. Abnormalities in basic-level visual processing are also reported. In the current…
View article: Anxiety as a Common Biomarker for School Children With Additional Health and Developmental Needs Irrespective of Diagnosis
Anxiety as a Common Biomarker for School Children With Additional Health and Developmental Needs Irrespective of Diagnosis Open
Currently very little evidence is available regarding the biological characteristics and common comorbid behaviors that are associated with children characterized by learning difficulties who require additional support at school. These chi…
View article: Cerebellum added to Working Memory Networks revealed by Meta-analysis of Activation Likelihood Estimation of fMRI sites in n-back tasks
Cerebellum added to Working Memory Networks revealed by Meta-analysis of Activation Likelihood Estimation of fMRI sites in n-back tasks Open
Understanding of the underlying neural correlates of working memory (WM) have undergone consistent evolutions with increasing sophistication of imaging and analysis tools. Hence we aimed to re-examine the normative functional neuroanatomy …
View article: Perceptual Discrimination of Basic Object Features Is Not Facilitated When Priming Stimuli Are Prevented From Reaching Awareness by Means of Visual Masking
Perceptual Discrimination of Basic Object Features Is Not Facilitated When Priming Stimuli Are Prevented From Reaching Awareness by Means of Visual Masking Open
Our understanding of how form, orientation and size are processed within and outside of awareness is limited and requires further investigation. Therefore, we investigated whether or not the visual discrimination of basic object features c…
View article: An fMRI-Neuronavigated Chronometric TMS Investigation of V5 and Intraparietal Cortex in Motion Driven Attention
An fMRI-Neuronavigated Chronometric TMS Investigation of V5 and Intraparietal Cortex in Motion Driven Attention Open
The timing of networked brain activity subserving motion driven attention in humans is currently unclear. Functional MRI (fMRI)-neuronavigated chronometric transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was used to investigate critical times of p…
View article: Size Aftereffects Are Eliminated When Adaptor Stimuli Are Prevented from Reaching Awareness by Continuous Flash Suppression
Size Aftereffects Are Eliminated When Adaptor Stimuli Are Prevented from Reaching Awareness by Continuous Flash Suppression Open
Size aftereffects are a compelling perceptual phenomenon in which we perceive the size of a stimulus as being different than it actually is following a period of visual stimulation of an adapter stimulus with a different size. Here, we use…
View article: Eye Movements During Rapid Naming tasks Predict Reading Ability.
Eye Movements During Rapid Naming tasks Predict Reading Ability. Open
Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN) has long been known to identify poor/dyslexic readers. The mechanism underpinning RAN are often associated with phonological processing so we set out to determine to what extent eye movements contribute to RA…
View article: Impaired Activation of Visual Attention Network for Motion Salience Is Accompanied by Reduced Functional Connectivity between Frontal Eye Fields and Visual Cortex in Strabismic Amblyopia
Impaired Activation of Visual Attention Network for Motion Salience Is Accompanied by Reduced Functional Connectivity between Frontal Eye Fields and Visual Cortex in Strabismic Amblyopia Open
Strabismic amblyopia is now acknowledged to be more than a simple loss of acuity and to involve alterations in visually driven attention, though whether this applies to both stimulus-driven and goal-directed attention has not been explored…
View article: The Maastricht Acute Stress Test (MAST): Physiological and Subjective Responses in Anticipation, and Post-stress
The Maastricht Acute Stress Test (MAST): Physiological and Subjective Responses in Anticipation, and Post-stress Open
The Maastricht Acute Stress Test (MAST) is designed to be a simple, quick, and non-invasive procedure aimed at activating the human stress system. The MAST has been developed by combining elements from two of the most common experimental p…
View article: Neural Markers Associated with the Temporal Deployment of Attention: A Systematic Review of Non-motor Psychophysical Measures Post-stroke
Neural Markers Associated with the Temporal Deployment of Attention: A Systematic Review of Non-motor Psychophysical Measures Post-stroke Open
In recent years, evidence has emerged to suggest abnormal temporal dynamics of attentional processing in stroke patients, especially those presenting with neglect symptoms. However, there has been little profiling of the nature and extent …
View article: Attention Orienting in Response to Non-conscious Hierarchical Arrows: Individuals with Higher Autistic Traits Differ in Their Global/Local Bias
Attention Orienting in Response to Non-conscious Hierarchical Arrows: Individuals with Higher Autistic Traits Differ in Their Global/Local Bias Open
One aspect of the social communication impairments that characterize autism spectrum disorder (ASD) include reduced use of often subtle non-verbal social cues. People with ASD, and those with self-reported sub-threshold autistic traits, al…
View article: Disconnection of ipsilateral FEF from the attention network in strabismic amblyopia during coherent motion task
Disconnection of ipsilateral FEF from the attention network in strabismic amblyopia during coherent motion task Open
Purpose: Anecdotally it has been suggested that the amblopic eye of strabismic amblyopes is less able and slower to drive eye movments than the fellow eye. Thus we compared speed threshold performance and brain activation during motion sal…