PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
2026
Bramati, I., Szczupak, D., … Tovar-Moll, F.*, Paul, L. K.* (2026). Diffusion MRI sampling schemes bias diffusion metrics and tractography. Frontiers in Neuroimaging 5:1670604. doi: 10.3389/fnimg.2026.1670604
LeFebre, N., Callaway, K. D., Bennett, K. A., Brown, W. S.*, Paul, L. K.* (2026). Aesthetic judgement and appreciation in agenesis of the corpus callosum. Neuropsychologia.
2025
Pasca L., Vitali, H., et al. (2025) Corpus callosum agenesis: does sleep matter? Sleep Medicine Reviews, 84.
Hu, C., Thrasher, J., et al. (2025). Speech pattern disorders in verbally fluent individuals with autism spectrum disorder: a machine learning analysis. Frontiers in Neuroinformatics, 19, 1647194.
Wu, Q., Hong, Q., et al. (2025). Variability and stability of autistic traits in the general population: A systematic comparison between online and in-lab samples. Personality Neuroscience, 8, e5.
Saltoun, K., Yeo, B. T. T., et al. (2025). Longitudinal changes in brain asymmetry track lifestyle and disease. Nature Communications, 16, 5611.
Haisley, L. D., Hantzsch, L., … Elison, J. T.*, Paul, L. K.* (2025). Adaptive functioning development in infants with agenesis of the corpus callosum. Pediatrics, 155(5), e2024066555.
Kowalski, C. E., Brown, W. S., et al. (2025). Daily executive functioning in adults with pediatric hemispherectomy. Epilepsy Research, 210, 107509.
2024
Brown, W. S., Hoard, M., … Paul, L. K. (2024). Imaginative elaboration in agenesis of the corpus callosum: topic modeling and perplexity. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society.
Brown, W. S., & Paul, L. K. (2024). The corpus callosum and creativity revisited. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 18.
Paul, L. K., Turner, J., et al. (2024). Social and communication development in infants with isolated agenesis of the corpus callosum. Journal of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice, 200118.
Miller, J., Brown W. S., … Paul, L. K. (2024). Adaptive behavior in primary agenesis of the corpus callosum. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 154.
Ruan, M., Zhang, N., et al. (2024). Can micro-expressions be used as a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder? Frontiers in Neuroinformatics.
Kim, N. Y., He, J., et al. (2024). Smartphone-based gaze estimation for in-home autism research. Autism Research.
Han, Y, The COVID-Dynamic Team, Adolphs, R. (2024). A shared structure for emotion experiences from narratives, videos and everyday life. iScience.
2023
Cao, R., Zhang, N,, et al. (2023). Comprehensive social trait judgments from faces in autism spectrum disorder. Psychological Science. 34(10), 1121-1145.
Tusche, A., Spunt, R. P., et al. (2023). Neural signatures of social inferences predict the number of real-life social contacts and autism severity. Nature Communications, 14, 4399.
Rouhani, N., Stanley, D., et al. (2023). Collective events and individual affect shape autobiographical memory. PNAS, 120(29), e2221919120.
Papini, S., López-Castro, T., et al. (2023). Alcohol, cannabis, and nicotine use have distinct associations with COVID-19 pandemic-related experiences: An exploratory Bayesian network analysis across two timepoints. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 248, 109929.
Su, J. J., Paul, L. K., et al. (2023). Verbal problem-solving in agenesis of the corpus callosum: Analysis using semantic similarity. Neuropsychology, 37(5), 615–620.
Rusch, T., Han, Y., … Paul, L. K.*, Stanley, D.* (2023). COVID-Dynamic: a large-scale longitudinal study of socioemotional and behavioral change across the pandemic. Scientific Data, 10, 71.
López-Castro, T., Papini, S., et al. (2023). Posttraumatic stress disorder symptom trajectories in a 16-month COVID-19 pandemic period. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 36(1), 180–192.
2022
Saltoun, K., Adolphs, R., et al. (2022). Dissociable brain structural asymmetry patterns reveal unique phenome-wide profiles. Nature Human Behaviour.
Keleş, Ü., Kliemann, D., et al. (2022). Atypical gaze patterns in autistic adults are heterogeneous across but reliable within individuals. Molecular Autism, 13(1), 39.
Zhang, N., Ruan, M., et al. (2022). Discriminative few shot learning of facial dynamics in interview videos for autism trait classification. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing.
Kliemann, D., Adolphs, R., ... Nair, R.*, Paul, L. K.*, Tyszka, J. M.* (2022). Caltech Conte Center, a multimodal data resource for exploring social cognition and decision-making. Scientific Data, 9, 138.
Renteria-Vazquez, T., Brown, W. S., … Paul, L. K. (2022). Social inferences in agenesis of the corpus callosum and autism: Semantic analysis and topic modeling. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52(2), 569–583.
Jones, M., Harris, W. B., et al. (2022). Knowledge gaps for functional outcomes after multilobar resective and disconnective pediatric epilepsy surgery. Epileptic Disorders, 24(1), 50–66.
2021
Szczupak, D., Ferraz, M. K., et al. (2021). Corpus callosum dysgenesis causes novel patterns of structural and functional brain connectivity. Brain Communications.
Schwartz, E., Diogo, M. C., et al. (2021). The Prenatal Morphomechanic Impact of Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum on Human Brain Structure and Asymmetry. Cerebral Cortex.
Morcom, L., Gobius, I., et al. (2021). DCC regulates astroglial development essential for telencephalic morphogenesis and corpus callosum formation. eLife.
Szczupak, D., Iack, P. M., et al. (2021). Direct Interhemispheric Cortical Communication via Thalamic Commissures: A New White-Matter Pathway in the Rodent Brain. Cerebral Cortex.
Mangum, R. W., Miller, J. S., … Paul, L. K. (2021). Everyday executive function and self-awareness in agenesis of the corpus callosum. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 27(10), 1037–1047.
Charpentier, C. J., Faulkner, P., et al. (2021). How representative are neuroimaging samples? Large-scale evidence for trait anxiety differences between fMRI and behaviour-only research participants. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 16(10), 1057–1070.
Brown, W. S., Burnett, K. A., … Paul, L. K. (2021). Appreciation of social norms in agenesis of the corpus callosum. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 36(7), 1367–1373.
Paul, L. K., Pazienza, S. R., et al. (2021). Alexithymia and somatization in agenesis of the corpus callosum. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 16(10), 1071–1078.
Lee, S. J., Beam, D. E., et al. (2021). Single-neuron correlate of epilepsy-related cognitive deficits in visual recognition memory in right mesial temporal lobe. Epilepsia, 62(9), 2082–2093.
Kliemann, D., Adolphs, R., et al. (2021). Reorganization of the social brain in individuals with only one intact cerebral hemisphere. Brain Sciences, 11(8), 965.
2020
Szczupak, D., Liu, C., et al. (2020). Long-distance aberrant heterotopic connectivity in a mouse strain with a high incidence of callosal anomalies. NeuroImage, 217:116875.
Edwards, T. J., Fenlon, L. R.,et al. (2020). Altered structural connectivity networks in a mouse model of complete and partial dysgenesis of the corpus callosum. NeuroImage, 217:116868.
Szczupak, D., Yen, C. C., et al. (2020). Dynamic Interhemispheric Desynchronization in Marmosets and Humans With Disorders of the Corpus Callosum. Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 14:612595.
Dubois, J., Eberhardt, F., et al. (2020). Personality beyond taxonomy. Nature Human Behaviour, 4(11), 1110–1117.
Brown, W. S., Panos, A., Paul, L. K. (2020). Attention, impulsivity, and vigilance in agenesis of the corpus callosum. Neuropsychology, 34(7), 744–749.
Paradiso, S., Brown, W. S., … Paul, L. K. (2020). Integration between cerebral hemispheres contributes to defense mechanisms. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1534.
Spencer-Smith, M., Knight, J. L., et al. (2020). Callosal agenesis and congenital mirror movements: outcomes associated with DCC mutations. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 62(6), 758–762.
Lin, C., Keleş, Ü., et al. (2020). No strong evidence that social network index is associated with gray matter volume from a data-driven investigation. Cortex, 125, 307–317.
2019
Kliemann, D., Adolphs, R., et al. (2019). Intrinsic functional connectivity of the brain in adults with a single cerebral hemisphere. Cell Reports, 29(8), 2398–2407.
Waytz, A., Cacioppo, J. T., et al. (2019). Anthropomorphizing without social cues requires the basolateral amygdala. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 31(4), 482–496.
Brown, W. S., & Paul, L. K. (2019). The neuropsychological syndrome of agenesis of the corpus callosum. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 25(3), 324–330.
Young, C. M., Folsom, R. C., et al. (2019). Awareness of consequences in agenesis of the corpus callosum: Semantic analysis of responses. Neuropsychology, 33(2), 275–284.
2018
Marsh, P. L., Edwards, T. J., et al. (2018). DCC mutation update: Congenital mirror movements, isolated agenesis of the corpus callosum, and developmental split brain syndrome. Human Mutation, 39(1), 23-39.
Dubois, J., Galdi, P., et al. (2018). A distributed brain network predicts general intelligence from resting-state human neuroimaging data. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 373(1756), 20170284.
Dubois, J., Galdi, P., et al. (2018). Resting-state functional brain connectivity best predicts the personality dimension of openness to experience. Personality Neuroscience, 1, e6.
2017
Anderson, L. B., Paul, L. K., Brown, W. S. (2017). Emotional intelligence in agenesis of the corpus callosum. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 32(3), 267–279.
2016
Wang, S., Fan, S., et al. (2016). Revealing the world of autism through the lens of a camera. Current Biology, 26(20), R909–R910.
Rehmel, J. L., Brown, W. S., Paul, L. K. (2016). Proverb comprehension in individuals with agenesis of the corpus callosum. Brain and Language, 160, 21–29.
Paul, L. K., Erickson, R. L., et al. (2016). Learning and memory in individuals with agenesis of the corpus callosum. Neuropsychologia, 86, 183–192.
2015
Kennedy, D. P., Paul, L. K., et al. (2015). Brain connectivity in autism: The significance of null findings. Biological Psychiatry, 78(2), 81–82.
Demopoulos, C., Yu, N., et al. (2015). Corpus callosum in cognitive and sensory processing: insights into autism. Future Neurology, 10(2), 147–160.
2014
Bridgman, M. W., Brown, W. S., … Paul, L. K. (2014). Facial emotion recognition in agenesis of the corpus callosum. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 6, 32.
Erickson, R. L., Paul, L. K., et al. (2014). Verbal learning and memory in agenesis of the corpus callosum. Neuropsychologia, 60, 121–130.
Tyszka, J. M., Kennedy, D. P., et al. (2014). Largely typical patterns of resting-state functional connectivity in high-functioning adults with autism. Cerebral Cortex, 24(7), 1894–1905.
Paul, L. K., Corsello, C., et al. (2014). Agenesis of the corpus callosum and autism: a comprehensive comparison. Brain, 137(6), 1813–1829.
2012
Gläscher, J., Adolphs, R., et al. (2012). Lesion mapping of cognitive control and value-based decision making in the prefrontal cortex. PNAS, 109(36), 14681–14686.
Hinkley, L. B. N., Marco, E. J., et al. (2012). The role of corpus callosum development in functional connectivity and cognitive processing. PLoS ONE, 7(8), e39804.
Brown, W. S., Anderson, L. B., … Paul, L. K. (2012). Decision-making in individuals with agenesis of the corpus callosum: Expectancy-valence in the Iowa Gambling Task. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 27(5), 532–544.
Paul, L. K., & Tyszka, J. M. (2012). How important is the corpus callosum in resting-state networks?. Future Neurology, 7(3), 231–234.
Marco, E. J., Harrell, K. M., … Paul, L. K. (2012). Processing speed delays contribute to executive function deficits in individuals with agenesis of the corpus callosum. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 18(3), 521–529.
2011
Tyszka, J. M., Kennedy, D. P., Adolphs, R., Paul, L. K. (2011). Intact bilateral resting-state networks in the absence of the corpus callosum. Journal of Neuroscience, 31(42), 15154–15162.
Paul, L. K. (2011). Developmental malformation of the corpus callosum: a review of typical callosal development and examples of developmental disorders with callosal involvement. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 3(1), 3–27.
2010
Paul, L. K., Corsello, C., et al. (2010). Does bilateral damage to the human amygdala produce autistic symptoms?. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 2(3), 165–173.
Gläscher, J., Rudrauf, D., et al. (2010). Distributed neural system for general intelligence revealed by lesion mapping. PNAS, 107(10), 4705–4709.
Symington, S. H., Paul, L. K., et al. (2010). Social cognition in individuals with agenesis of the corpus callosum. Social Neuroscience, 5(3), 296–308.
Turk, A. A., Brown, W. S., … Paul, L. K. (2010). Social narratives in agenesis of the corpus callosum: Linguistic analysis of the Thematic Apperception Test. Neuropsychologia, 48(1), 43–50.
2009
Mueller, K. L. O., Marion, S. D., … Paul, L. K. (2009). Bimanual motor coordination in agenesis of the corpus callosum. Behavioral Neuroscience, 123(5), 1000–1011.
Gläscher, J., Tranel, D., et al. (2009). Lesion mapping of cognitive abilities linked to intelligence. Neuron, 61(5), 681–691.
2008
Kaufman, J. A., Paul, L. K., et al. (2008). Selective reduction of Von Economo neuron number in agenesis of the corpus callosum. Acta Neuropathologica, 116(5), 479–489.
2007
Badaruddin, D. H., Andrews, G. L., et al. (2007). Social and behavioral problems of children with agenesis of the corpus callosum. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 38(4), 287–302.
Paul, L. K., Brown, W. S., et al. (2007). Agenesis of the corpus callosum: genetic, developmental and functional aspects of connectivity. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 8(4), 287–299.
2006
Paul, L. K., Lautzenhiser, A., et al. (2006). Emotional arousal in agenesis of the corpus callosum. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 61(1), 47–56.
2005
Brown, W. S., Symington, M., … Paul, L. K. (2005). Paralinguistic processing in children with callosal agenesis: emergence of neurolinguistic deficits. Brain and Language, 93(2), 135–139.
Brown, W. S., Paul, L. K., et al. (2005). Comprehension of humor in primary agenesis of the corpus callosum. Neuropsychologia, 43(6), 906–916.
2004
Paul, L. K., Schieffer, B., Brown, W. S. (2004). Social processing deficits in agenesis of the corpus callosum: narratives from the Thematic Apperception Test. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 19(2), 215–225.
Lee, G. P., Meador, K. J., et al. (2004). Neural substrates of emotion as revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging. Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, 17(1), 9–17.
2003
Paul, L. K., Van Lancker-Sidtis, D., et al. (2003). Communicative deficits in agenesis of the corpus callosum: Nonliteral language and affective prosody. Brain and Language, 85(2), 313–324.
2002
Hines, R. J., Paul, L. K., Brown, W. S. (2002). Spatial attention in agenesis of the corpus callosum: shifting attention between visual fields. Neuropsychologia, 40(11), 1804–1814.
2001
Boone, K. B., Swerdloff, R. S., et al. (2001). Neuropsychological profiles of adults with Klinefelter syndrome. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 7(4), 446–456.
Brown, W. S., Thrasher, E. D., Paul, L. K. (2001). Interhemispheric Stroop effects in partial and complete agenesis of the corpus callosum. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 7(3), 302–311.
2000
Brown, W. S., & Paul, L. K. (2000). Cognitive and psychosocial deficits in agenesis of the corpus callosum with normal intelligence. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 5(2), 135–137.
Books and Chapters
Corpus Callosum Disorders Across the Lifespan: A Guide for Patients, Parents and Providers. Springer Nature. In preparation.
Brown, W. S., & Paul, L. K. (2015). Brain connectivity and the emergence of capacities of personhood: Reflections from callosal agenesis and autism. In M. Jeeves (Ed.), The Emergence of Personhood: A Quantum Leap? Eerdmans.
Paul, L. K. (2010). Corpus callosum malformation in developmental disorders. In Lesions Localisation and Developmental Functions. Mariani Foundation, Milan.
Schilmoeller, K., & Paul, L. K. (2005). ACC and Me. Illustrated by Cindy Mauro Reisenauer. Print in English and Portuguese; digital in more than a dozen languages.
Paul, L. K., & Steiner, R. (2017). Emme and Me. Illustrated by Cindy Mauro Reisenauer.