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  1. Article ; Online: Dynamic brain communication underwriting face pareidolia.

    Romagnano, Valentina / Kubon, Julian / Sokolov, Alexander N / Fallgatter, Andreas J / Braun, Christoph / Pavlova, Marina A

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

    2024  Volume 121, Issue 16, Page(s) e2401196121

    Abstract: Face pareidolia is a tendency to seeing faces in nonface images that reflects high tuning to a face scheme. Yet, studies of the brain networks underwriting face pareidolia are scarce. Here, we examined the time course and dynamic topography of gamma ... ...

    Abstract Face pareidolia is a tendency to seeing faces in nonface images that reflects high tuning to a face scheme. Yet, studies of the brain networks underwriting face pareidolia are scarce. Here, we examined the time course and dynamic topography of gamma oscillatory neuromagnetic activity while administering a task with nonface images resembling a face. Images were presented either with canonical orientation or with display inversion that heavily impedes face pareidolia. At early processing stages, the peaks in gamma activity (40 to 45 Hz) to images either triggering or not face pareidolia originate mainly from the right medioventral and lateral occipital cortices, rostral and caudal cuneus gyri, and medial superior occipital gyrus. Yet, the difference occurred at later processing stages in the high-frequency range of 80 to 85 Hz over a set of the areas constituting the social brain. The findings speak rather for a relatively late neural network playing a key role in face pareidolia. Strikingly, a cutting-edge analysis of brain connectivity unfolding over time reveals mutual feedforward and feedback intra- and interhemispheric communication not only within the social brain but also within the extended large-scale network of down- and upstream regions. In particular, the superior temporal sulcus and insula strongly engage in communication with other brain regions either as signal transmitters or recipients throughout the whole processing of face-pareidolia images.
    MeSH term(s) Brain Mapping ; Face ; Brain ; Occipital Lobe ; Temporal Lobe
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 209104-5
    ISSN 1091-6490 ; 0027-8424
    ISSN (online) 1091-6490
    ISSN 0027-8424
    DOI 10.1073/pnas.2401196121
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  2. Article: Ties between reading faces, bodies, eyes, and autistic traits.

    Pavlova, Marina A / Romagnano, Valentina / Kubon, Julian / Isernia, Sara / Fallgatter, Andreas J / Sokolov, Alexander N

    Frontiers in neuroscience

    2022  Volume 16, Page(s) 997263

    Abstract: While reading covered with masks faces during the COVID-19 pandemic, for efficient social interaction, we need to combine information from different sources such as the eyes (without faces hidden by masks) and bodies. This may be challenging for ... ...

    Abstract While reading covered with masks faces during the COVID-19 pandemic, for efficient social interaction, we need to combine information from different sources such as the eyes (without faces hidden by masks) and bodies. This may be challenging for individuals with neuropsychiatric conditions, in particular, autism spectrum disorders. Here we examined whether reading of dynamic faces, bodies, and eyes are tied in a gender-specific way, and how these capabilities are related to autistic traits expression. Females and males accomplished a task with point-light faces along with a task with point-light body locomotion portraying different emotional expressions. They had to infer emotional content of displays. In addition, participants were administered the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test, modified and Autism Spectrum Quotient questionnaire. The findings show that only in females, inferring emotions from dynamic bodies and faces are firmly linked, whereas in males, reading in the eyes is knotted with face reading. Strikingly, in neurotypical males only, accuracy of face, body, and eyes reading was negatively tied with autistic traits. The outcome points to gender-specific modes in social cognition: females rely upon merely dynamic cues while reading faces and bodies, whereas males most likely trust configural information. The findings are of value for examination of face and body language reading in neuropsychiatric conditions, in particular, autism, most of which are gender/sex-specific. This work suggests that if male individuals with autistic traits experience difficulties in reading covered with masks faces, these deficits may be unlikely compensated by reading (even dynamic) bodies and faces. By contrast, in females, reading covered faces as well as reading language of dynamic bodies and faces are not compulsorily connected to autistic traits preventing them from paying high costs for maladaptive social interaction.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-28
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2411902-7
    ISSN 1662-453X ; 1662-4548
    ISSN (online) 1662-453X
    ISSN 1662-4548
    DOI 10.3389/fnins.2022.997263
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  3. Article ; Online: Neural circuits underpinning face tuning in male depression.

    Kubon, Julian / Romagnano, Valentina / Sokolov, Alexander N / Fallgatter, Andreas J / Braun, Christoph / Pavlova, Marina A

    Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)

    2022  Volume 33, Issue 7, Page(s) 3827–3839

    Abstract: Reading bodies and faces is essential for efficient social interactions, though it may be thought-provoking for individuals with depression. Yet aberrations in the face sensitivity and underwriting neural circuits are not well understood, in particular, ... ...

    Abstract Reading bodies and faces is essential for efficient social interactions, though it may be thought-provoking for individuals with depression. Yet aberrations in the face sensitivity and underwriting neural circuits are not well understood, in particular, in male depression. Here, we use cutting-edge analyses of time course and dynamic topography of gamma oscillatory neuromagnetic cortical activity during administration of a task with Arcimboldo-like images. No difference in face tuning was found between individuals with depression and their neurotypical peers. Furthermore, this behavioral outcome nicely dovetails with magnetoencephalographic data: at early processing stages, the gamma oscillatory response to images resembling a face was rather similar in patients and controls. These bursts originated primarily from the right medioventral occipital cortex and lateral occipital cortex. At later processing stages, however, its topography altered remarkably in depression with profound engagement of the frontal circuits. Yet the primary difference in depressive individuals as compared with their neurotypical peers occurred over the left middle temporal cortices, a part of the social brain, engaged in feature integration and meaning retrieval. The outcome suggests compensatory recruitment of neural resources in male depression.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Male ; Depression ; Brain/physiology ; Magnetoencephalography ; Occipital Lobe/physiology ; Temporal Lobe/physiology ; Brain Mapping
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-29
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1077450-6
    ISSN 1460-2199 ; 1047-3211
    ISSN (online) 1460-2199
    ISSN 1047-3211
    DOI 10.1093/cercor/bhac310
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  4. Article ; Online: Face Tuning in Depression.

    Kubon, Julian / Sokolov, Alexander N / Popp, Rebecca / Fallgatter, Andreas J / Pavlova, Marina A

    Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)

    2020  Volume 31, Issue 5, Page(s) 2574–2585

    Abstract: The latest COVID-19 pandemic reveals that unexpected changes elevate depression bringing people apart, but also calling for social sharing. Yet the impact of depression on social cognition and functioning is not well understood. Assessment of social ... ...

    Abstract The latest COVID-19 pandemic reveals that unexpected changes elevate depression bringing people apart, but also calling for social sharing. Yet the impact of depression on social cognition and functioning is not well understood. Assessment of social cognition is crucial not only for a better understanding of major depressive disorder (MDD), but also for screening, intervention, and remediation. Here by applying a novel experimental tool, a Face-n-Food task comprising a set of images bordering on the Giuseppe Arcimboldo style, we assessed the face tuning in patients with MDD and person-by-person matched controls. The key benefit of these images is that single components do not trigger face processing. Contrary to common beliefs, the outcome indicates that individuals with depression express intact face responsiveness. Yet, while in depression face sensitivity is tied with perceptual organization, in typical development, it is knotted with social cognition capabilities. Face tuning in depression, therefore, may rely upon altered behavioral strategies and underwriting brain mechanisms. To exclude a possible camouflaging effect of female social skills, we examined gender impact. Neither in depression nor in typical individuals had females excelled in face tuning. The outcome sheds light on the origins of the face sensitivity and alterations in social functioning in depression and mental well-being at large. Aberrant social functioning in depression is likely to be the result of deeply-rooted maladaptive strategies rather than of poor sensitivity to social signals. This has implications for mental well-being under the current pandemic conditions.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; COVID-19/psychology ; Depressive Disorder, Major/epidemiology ; Depressive Disorder, Major/psychology ; Facial Expression ; Facial Recognition/physiology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Paintings/psychology ; Photic Stimulation/methods ; Psychomotor Performance/physiology ; Social Cognition ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-12-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1077450-6
    ISSN 1460-2199 ; 1047-3211
    ISSN (online) 1460-2199
    ISSN 1047-3211
    DOI 10.1093/cercor/bhaa375
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  5. Article: Neural circuits underpinning face tuning in male depression

    Kubon, Julian / Romagnano, Valentina / Sokolov, Alexander N. / Fallgatter, Andreas J. / Braun, Christoph / Pavlova, Marina A.

    Cerebral Cortex

    2023  Volume 33, Issue 7, Page(s) 3827–3839

    Abstract: Reading bodies and faces is essential for efficient social interactions, though it may be thought-provoking for individuals with depression. Yet aberrations in the face sensitivity and underwriting neural circuits are not well understood, in particular, ... ...

    Title translation Neuronale Schaltkreise, die der Gesichtsabstimmung bei männlichen Depressionen zugrunde liegen (DeepL)
    Abstract Reading bodies and faces is essential for efficient social interactions, though it may be thought-provoking for individuals with depression. Yet aberrations in the face sensitivity and underwriting neural circuits are not well understood, in particular, in male depression. Here, we use cutting-edge analyses of time course and dynamic topography of gamma oscillatory neuromagnetic cortical activity during administration of a task with Arcimboldo-like images. No difference in face tuning was found between individuals with depression and their neurotypical peers. Furthermore, this behavioral outcome nicely dovetails with magnetoencephalographic data: at early processing stages, the gamma oscillatory response to images resembling a face was rather similar in patients and controls. These bursts originated primarily from the right medioventral occipital cortex and lateral occipital cortex. At later processing stages, however, its topography altered remarkably in depression with profound engagement of the frontal circuits. Yet the primary difference in depressive individuals as compared with their neurotypical peers occurred over the left middle temporal cortices, a part of the social brain, engaged in feature integration and meaning retrieval. The outcome suggests compensatory recruitment of neural resources in male depression.
    Keywords Brain ; Electrical Activity ; Elektrische Aktivität ; Face Perception ; Gamma Rhythm ; Gamma-Rhythmus ; Gehirn ; Gesichterwahrnehmung ; Major Depression ; Occipital Lobe ; Okzipitallappen (Gehirn) ; Social Cognition ; Social Perception ; Soziale Kognition ; Soziale Wahrnehmung
    Language English
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1077450-6
    ISSN 1460-2199 ; 1047-3211
    ISSN (online) 1460-2199
    ISSN 1047-3211
    DOI 10.1093/cercor/bhac310
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  6. Article: Face tuning in depression

    Kubon, Julian / Sokolov, Alexander N. / Popp, Rebecca / Fallgatter, Andreas J. / Pavlova, Marina A.

    Cerebral Cortex

    2021  Volume 31, Issue 5, Page(s) 2574–2585

    Abstract: The latest COVID-19 pandemic reveals that unexpected changes elevate depression bringing people apart, but also calling for social sharing. Yet the impact of depression on social cognition and functioning is not well understood. Assessment of social ... ...

    Title translation Gesichts-Tuning bei Depression (DeepL)
    Abstract The latest COVID-19 pandemic reveals that unexpected changes elevate depression bringing people apart, but also calling for social sharing. Yet the impact of depression on social cognition and functioning is not well understood. Assessment of social cognition is crucial not only for a better understanding of major depressive disorder (MDD), but also for screening, intervention, and remediation. Here by applying a novel experimental tool, a Face-n-Food task comprising a set of images bordering on the Giuseppe Arcimboldo style, we assessed the face tuning in patients with MDD and person-by-person matched controls. The key benefit of these images is that single components do not trigger face processing. Contrary to common beliefs, the outcome indicates that individuals with depression express intact face responsiveness. Yet, while in depression face sensitivity is tied with perceptual organization, in typical development, it is knotted with social cognition capabilities. Face tuning in depression, therefore, may rely upon altered behavioral strategies and underwriting brain mechanisms. To exclude a possible camouflaging effect of female social skills, we examined gender impact. Neither in depression nor in typical individuals had females excelled in face tuning. The outcome sheds light on the origins of the face sensitivity and alterations in social functioning in depression and mental well-being at large. Aberrant social functioning in depression is likely to be the result of deeply-rooted maladaptive strategies rather than of poor sensitivity to social signals. This has implications for mental well-being under the current pandemic conditions.
    Keywords Face Perception ; Gesichterwahrnehmung ; Major Depression ; Perceptual Organization ; Social Cognition ; Soziale Kognition ; Wahrnehmungsorganisation
    Language English
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1077450-6
    ISSN 1460-2199 ; 1047-3211
    ISSN (online) 1460-2199
    ISSN 1047-3211
    DOI 10.1093/cercor/bhaa375
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  7. Article: Ties between reading faces, bodies, eyes and autistic traits

    Pavlova, Marina A. / Romagnano, Valentina / Kubon, Julian / Isernia, Sara / Fallgatter, Andreas J. / Sokolov, Alexander N.

    Frontiers in Neuroscience

    2022  

    Abstract: While reading covered with masks faces during the COVID-19 pandemic, for efficient social interaction, we need to combine information from different sources such as the eyes (without faces hidden by masks) and bodies. This may be challenging for ... ...

    Title translation Zusammenhänge zwischen dem Lesen von Gesichtern, Körpern, Augen und autistischen Zügen
    Abstract While reading covered with masks faces during the COVID-19 pandemic, for efficient social interaction, we need to combine information from different sources such as the eyes (without faces hidden by masks) and bodies. This may be challenging for individuals with neuropsychiatric conditions, in particular, autism spectrum disorders. Here we examined whether reading of dynamic faces, bodies, and eyes are tied in a gender-specific way, and how these capabilities are related to autistic traits expression. Females and males accomplished a task with point-light faces along with a task with point-light body locomotion portraying different emotional expressions. They had to infer emotional content of displays. In addition, participants were administered the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test, modified and Autism Spectrum Quotient questionnaire. The findings show that only in females, inferring emotions from dynamic bodies and faces are firmly linked, whereas in males, reading in the eyes is knotted with face reading. Strikingly, in neurotypical males only, accuracy of face, body, and eyes reading was negatively tied with autistic traits. The outcome points to gender-specific modes in social cognition: females rely upon merely dynamic cues while reading faces and bodies, whereas males most likely trust configural information. The findings are of value for examination of face and body language reading in neuropsychiatric conditions, in particular, autism, most of which are gender/sex-specific. This work suggests that if male individuals with autistic traits experience difficulties in reading covered with masks faces, these deficits may be unlikely compensated by reading (even dynamic) bodies and faces. By contrast, in females, reading covered faces as well as reading language of dynamic bodies and faces are not compulsorily connected to autistic traits preventing them from paying high costs for maladaptive social interaction.
    Keywords Autism Spectrum Disorders ; Autismus-Spektrum-Störungen ; Autistic Traits ; Autistische Merkmale ; Body Language ; COVID-19 ; Face Masks ; Face Perception ; Geschlechtsunterschiede beim Menschen ; Gesichterwahrnehmung ; Gesichtsmasken ; Human Sex Differences ; Körpersprache ; Social Cognition ; Social Interaction ; Soziale Interaktion ; Soziale Kognition
    Language English
    Document type Article
    DOI 10.3389/fnins.2022.997263
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