Team "The origins and the development of cognitive and emotional processing"

The aim of the research is to better understand the mechanisms that preside the emergence of cognitive and emotional processing in humans. The origins of these functions are explored by means of three complementary approaches: behavioral studies on pathological as well as typically developing children and adults (ontogenetic approach), behavioral studies on non human primates (phylogenetic approach) and neuronal exploration of these functions by means of functional neuroimaging (fMRI)..

The ontogenetic approach is mainly supervised by C. Deruelle and J. Mancini. Topics studied include the development of the visual mechanisms involved in object and face recognition, and the recognition and understanding of other's. These questions are addressed by investigating typically developing children compared to clinical populations, such as autism, Williams syndrome and patients with brain lesions.

Phylogenetic approach By studying non human primates we explore the origins and particularities of human cognition. This issue is focused on by J.Fagot who investigates how baboons compared to human adults analyze visual information in situations demanding visual object perception as well as the understanding of relations between objects. In parallel we are developing a new laboratory in which primate cognition is assessed by using the prosimien model: the microcebe.

Cerebral correlates in social and emotional cognition. The understanding of social and emotional contexts is essential in order to adapt and behave properly. B. Wicker investigates the perceptual and cognitive cerebral mechanisms implicated in the analysis of social and emotional behaviors of others. With the results obtained through neuroimaging studies, our goal is to understand the functional interactions between cerebral structures in order to obtain a neurofunctional model of perception and the recognition of emotional information. This domain is studied with healthy and autistic persons.

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Publications

You'll find below the main publications of the team: The full list is available Publications section.

• Da Fonseca, D; Cury, F; Santos, A; Deruelle, C (2010), « How to increase academic performance in children with defiant disorder? An implicit theory effect. », Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, sous presse
• Da Fonseca, D; Santos, A; Rosset, B; Deruelle, C (2010), « The "beauty is good" for children with autism spectrum disorders too », Research In Autism Spectrum Disorders , (in press)
• Da Fonseca, D;Deruelle, C (2010), « Reconnaissance des émotions et syndrome d'Asperger », Neuropsychiatrie de l'enfance et de l'adolescence, sous presse
• Ludlow, A; Heaton, P; Rosset, D; Hills, P; Deruelle, C (2010), « Emotion recognition in children with profound and severe deafness: Do they have a deficit in perceptual processing?  », Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology , 26:1-6
• Santos, A; Meyer Lindenberg, A; Deruelle, C (2010), « Absent racial stereotypes in Williams syndrome: Dissociable genetic influences on social bias. », Current Biology ,
• Santos, A; Meyer-Lindenberg, A; Deruelle, C (2010), « Absence of racial, but not gender, stereotyping in Williams syndrome children », Current Biology , 20(7):R307-8
• Santos, A; Silva, C; Rosset, D; Deruelle, C (2010), « Just another face in the crowd: Evidence for decreased detection of angry faces in children with Williams syndrome », Neuropsychologia, 48(4):1071-8
• Rosset, D; Santos, A; Da Fonseca, D; Poinso, F; O'Connor, K; Deruelle, C (2009), « Do children perceive features of real and cartoon faces in the same way? Evidence from typical development and autism », Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, in press
• Santos, A; Duret, M; Mancini, J; Busuttil, M; Deruelle, C (2009), « Does preterm birth affect global and configural processing differently? », Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, in press
• Santos, A; Rosset, D; Deruelle, C (2009), « Human versus non-human face processing: Evidence from Williams syndrome », Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, in press
• Stout, D; Chaminade, T (2009), « Making Tools and Making Sense: Complex, Intentional Behaviour in Human Evolution », Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 19:1, 85–96
• Berthoz, S; Wessa, M; Kedia, G; Wicker, B; Grèzes, J (2008), « Cross-cultural validation of the empathy quotient in a French-speaking sample », Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 53, 469-77
• Chaanine, A; Hugonenq, C; Lena, G; Mancini, J (2008), « Neurological complications in Down syndrome », Archives of Pediatry, 15, 388-96
• Cury, F; Da Fonseca, D; Zahn, I; Elliot, A (2008), « Implicit theories and IQ performance.  », Journal of Experimental Social Psychology , (sous presse)
• Da Fonseca, D; Cury, F; Fakra, E; Rufo, M; Poinso, F; Bounoua, L; Huguet, P (2008), « Implicit theories of intelligence and IQ test performance in adolescents with generalized anxiety disorder », Journal of Behaviour Therapy and Research, 46, 529-536
• Da Fonseca, D; Cury, F; Santos, A; Payen, V; Bounoua, L; Brisswalter, J; Rufo, M; Poinso, F; Deruelle, C (2008), « When depression mediates the relationship between entity beliefs and performance », Child Psychiatry and Human Development, in press
• Da Fonseca, D; Santos, A; Bastard-Rosset, D; Rondan, C; Poinso, F; Deruelle, C (2008), « Can Children with autistic spectrum disorders extract emotions out of contextual cues? », Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, in press
• Da Fonseca, D; Séguier, V; Santos, A; Poinso, F; Deruelle, C (2008), « Emotion understanding in ADHD children », Child Psychiatry and Human Development, in press
• Da Fonseca, D; Viellard, M; Fakra, E; Bastard-Rosset, D; Deruelle, C; Poinso, F (2008), « Schizophrénie ou Asperger ?  », Presse médicale , 37, 1268-1273
• Davidoff, J; Fonteneau, E; Fagot, J (2008), « Local and global processing: observations from a remote (Himba) culture », Cognition, sous presse
• Deruelle, C (2008), « Perturbations de la reconnaissance des visages : l’exemple des syndromes neurodéveloppementaux », In R. Jouvent et G. Chapouthier (Eds.). Perturbations et récupération des fonctions cognitives". Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme. , in press
• Deruelle, C; Hubert, B; Santos, A; Wicker, B (2008), « Negative emotion does not enhance recall skills in adults with autistic spectrum disorders », Autism Research, 1, 91-97
• Deruelle, C; Rondan, C; Salle-Collemiche, X; Rosset, D.B; Da Fonseca, D (2008), « Attention to Low and High Spatial Frequencies in Categorizing Facial Identities, Emotions and Gender in Children with Autism.  », Brain and Cognition., 66, 115-123
• Deruelle, C; Santos, A (2008), « Joie, tristesse ou colère? Quelles strategies utilisent les enfants porteurs du Syndrome de Willams pour reconnaître des expressions faciales émotionnelles », L’Evolution Psychiatrique, sous presse
• Fagot, J; Bonté, E; Parron, C (2008), « Concept of uprightness in baboons: Assessment with pictures of realistic scenes », Animal Cognition, in press
• Fagot, J; Parron, C (2008), « Visual cognition in nonhuman primates », In Lazaverra, O, Shimizu, T. & Wasserman, E.A. (Eds.). How animals see the world. Oxford Psychology Press.,
• Gissinger-Prévot, S; Figarella-Branger, D; Mancini, J; Chabrol, B (2008), « Juvenile dermatomyositis: Diagnosis and treatment. Archives of Pediatry », Archives of Pediatry, 15, 50-53
• Mancini, J; Pech-Georgel, C; Brun, F; George, F; Livet, M.O; Camps, R; Massoulier, A; Suzineau, E; Guagliardo, V; Verger, P (2008), « Proposal for a paediatric evaluation of linguistic and psychomotor competences during the 1st medical check-up in nursery school », Archives of Pediatry , 15, 397-405
• Milh, M; Ticus, I; Villeneuve, N; Hugonencq, C; Mancini, J; Chabrol, B (2008), « Epileptic seizures in childhood: From seizure type to diagnosis », Archives of Pediatry, 15, 216-222
• Minkin, K; Klein, O; Mancini, J; Lena, G (2008), « Surgical strategies and seizure control in pediatric patients with dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors: a single-institution experience », Journal of Neurosurgery : Pediatrics , 1, 206-10
• Deruelle, C., Rondan, C., Livet M.O. & Mancini, J. (2003). Exploring face processing in Williams syndrome. Cognition, Brain, Behavior, 7, n°2, 157-172.
• Deruelle, C., Rondan, C., Tardif, C. & Gepner, B. (in press). Spatial frequency and face processing in children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.