Local and global processing of music in high-functioning persons with autism: Beyond central coherence?

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1057-1065

  Mottron, L ^a   Peretz, I ^a   Menard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Cognition; Development; Idiot savants; Memory; Music; Neuropsychology; Perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MEMORY; MENTAL TASK; MUSIC; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PERCEPTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COGNITION; CUES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC;

EID: 0033651385     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021963099006253     Document Type: Article

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