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PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

The following is a chronological list of peer reviewed publications based on our research on autism and fragile X syndrome. Click on the article title or PDF link for a printable pdf version of the entire manuscript.

In Press

WEIGHTED FOURIER SERIES REPRESENTATION AND ITS APPLICATION TO QUANTIFYING AMOUNT OF GRAY MATTER. (In press). Chung, M.K., Dalton, K.M., Shen, L., Evans, A.C. & Davidson, R.J. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging.

AMYGDALA VOLUME AND NONVERBAL SOCIAL IMPAIRMENT IN ADOLESCENT AND ADULT MALES WITH AUTISM. (In Press). Nacewicz, B.M., Dalton, K.M., Johnstone, T., Long, M., McAuliff, E.M., Oakes, T.R., Alexander, A.L. & Davidson, R.J. Archives of General Psychiatry.

GAZE-FIXATION, BRAIN ACTIVATION AND AMYGDALA VOLUME IN UNAFFECTED SIBLINGS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM. (In Press). Dalton, K. M., Nacewicz, B. M., Alexander, A. L., & Davidson, R. J. Biological Psychiatry.

 
2006

MULTI-SCALE VOXEL-BASED MORPHOMETRY VIA WEIGHTED SPHERICAL HARMONIC REPRESENTATION. (2006). Chung, M.K., Shen, L., Dalton, K.M. & Davidson, R.J. Lecture Notes in Computer Sciences, 4091, 36-43

 
2005

CORTICAL THICKNESS ANALYSIS IN AUTISM WITH HEAT KERNEL SMOOTHING. (2005). Chung MK, Robbins SM, Dalton KM, Davidson RJ, Alexander AL, Evans AC. Neuroimage. 25(4):1256-65.

GAZE-FIXATION AND THE NEURAL CIRCUITRY OF FACE PROCESSING IN AUTISM. (2005). Dalton KM, Nacewicz BM, Johnstone T, Schaefer HS, Gernsbacher MA, Goldsmith HH, Alexander AL, Davidson RJ. Nature Neuroscience. 8(4):519-26. Epub 2005 Mar 6

 
2004

LESS WHITE MATTER CONCENTRATION IN AUTISM: 2D VOXEL-BASED MORPHOMETRY. (2004). Chung M.K., Dalton, K.M., Alexander, A.L. & Davidson, R.J. NeuroImage, 23(1): 242-251.

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS | 2005 | 2004 | 2003|

The following is a chronological list of scientific conferences based on our research on autism and fragile X syndrome. Click on the article title or PDF link for a printable pdf version of the poster or powerpoint presentation.

2006

NATIONAL MEDICAL HOME AUTISM SUMMIT . November 9-10th, 2006, Wisconsin Dells, WI.

The Social Brain Through the Eyes of Autism . Dalton, KM., Invited Presentation. | Mac version | PC version |

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SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE. 36th Annual Meeting, October 14-18th, 2006, Atlanta, GA.

Neural mechanisms of social anxiety in fragile X syndrome: An fmri study. Holsen, L., Dalton, KM., Alexander, AL. & Davidson, RJ. Poster Presentation.

The cyclic AMP cascade is altered in fragile X neural tissue. Kelley, D., Davidson, RJ, Yin, JC. & Bhattacharyya, A. Poster Presentation.

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INTERNATIONAL MEETING FOR AUTISM RESEARCH. 5th Annual Meeting, June 1st-2nd, 2006, Montreal, Canada

Whole versus Part-Based Face Processing in Autism: an fMRI Study. Dalton, KM., Nersesian, MM., McDuffie, A., Nacewicz, BM., McAuliff, E., Alexander, AL. & Davidson, RJ. Poster Presentation.
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GATLINBERG CONFERENCE ON MENTAL RETARDATION & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. 39th Annual Meeting, March 2006, San Diego, CA

Brain function & gaze-fixation during facial emotion processing: Comparisons between fragile-X & autism. Dalton, KM, McDuffie, A., Nersesian, M., Alexander, AL. & Davidson, RJ. Symposium Presentation.
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NATIONAL FRAGILE X FOUNDATION . 10th Internation Conference, Atlanta, GA

Social anxiety and memory for faces in fragile X syndrome: Preliminary results.Holsen, L. M., Dalton, K. M., Alexander, A. L., & Davidson, R. J. (July, 2006). Paper presentation.

2005

INTERNATIONAL MEETING FOR AUTISM RESEARCH. 4th Annual Meeting, May, 2005, Boston, MA

Gaze fixation and brain activation in unaffected siblings of individuals with autism. Dalton, KM, Nacewicz, BM, McAuliff, E, Nersesian, M, Long, M, Alexander, AL & Davidson, RJ. Paper Presentation.
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ORGANIZATION FOR HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING . June 2005, Toronto, Canada.

Brain function & gaze-fixation during facial emotion processing: Comparisons between fragile-X & autism. Dalton, KM, McDuffie, A., Nersesian, M., Alexander, AL. & Davidson, RJ. Poster Presentation.
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2004

GATLINBERG CONFERENCE ON MENTAL RETARDATION & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. 37th Annnual Meeting, March 2004, San Diego, CA

Brain structure and function in autism during presentation of familiar and unfamiliar people and objects . Dalton, KM., Nacewicz, BM, Anderle, MJ., Fisher, R., Alexander, AL. & Davidson, RJ. Paper Presentation.

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INTERNATIONAL MEETING FOR AUTISM RESEARCH. 4th Annual Meeting, May 7th, 2004, Sacramento, CA

Brain function and gaze-aversion in individuals with autism: Effects of familiarity. Dalton, KM., Nacewicz, BM., Alexander, AL., Gernsbacher, MA, Goldsmith, HL. & Davidson, RJ. Poster Presentation.
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2003

GATLINBERG CONFERENCE ON MENTAL RETARDATION & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. 36th Annnual Meeting, March 2003, Annapolis, MD

Brain function in individuals diagnosed with autism during emotion discrimination . Dalton, KM, Anderle, MJ., Fisher, R., Alexander, AL, Schaefer, HS & Davidson, RJ. Poster Presentation.

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ORGANIZATION FOR HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING . June 2003, New York, NY.

Brain function & gaze-fixation during facial emotion processing: Comparisons between fragile-X & autism. Dalton, KM, McDuffie, A., Nersesian, M., Alexander, AL. & Davidson, RJ. Poster Presentation .
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SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE. 33th Annual Meeting, October, 2003, New Orleans, LA.

Pupillary response and brain function in individuals with autism during facial emotion discrimination. Dalton, KM., Geisler, L., Alexander, AL. & Davidson, RJ. Poster Presentation.

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