Neuroanatomic contributions to slowed orienting of attention in children with autism

Cognitive Brain Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-71

  Harris, Naomi Singer ^a,b,c   Courchesne, Eric ^a,d   Townsend, J ^a,d   Carper, Ruth A ^a,d   Lord, Catherine ^e  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Cerebellum; Child; Diagnosis; Orienting attention; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CEREBELLUM HYPOPLASIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORIENTING RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL ORIENTATION;

ATROPHY; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 0032904785     PISSN: 09266410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-6410(99)00006-3     Document Type: Article

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