Superior modulation of activation levels of stimulus representations does not underlie superior discrimination in autism

Cognition

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 81-96

  O'Riordan, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Discrimination; Priming

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EXCITATION; FACILITATION; HUMAN; MODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0034676653     PISSN: 00100277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-0277(00)00089-5     Document Type: Article

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