Developmental Depersonalization: The Prefrontal Cortex and Self-Functions in Autism

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 457-460

  Ben Shalom, Dorit ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Key Words: self model; limbic system; prefrontal cortex; autism

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; DEPERSONALIZATION; HUMAN; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CONCEPT;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; DEPERSONALIZATION; HUMANS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NERVE NET; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0034265834     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ccog.2000.0453     Document Type: Editorial

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