Autonomic response patterns observed during the performance of an attention-demanding task in two groups of children with autistic-type difficulties in social adjustment

Psychophysiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 893-904

  Althaus, Monika ^a   Van Roon, Arie M ^b   Mulder, Lambertus J M ^b   Mulder, Gijsbertus ^b   Aarnoudse, Cecilia C ^a   Minderaa, Ruud B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Dept of Exp and Work Psychology ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomic responsiveness; Peripheral feedback; Social adjustment; Vagal and sympathetic gain; Vagal tone

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REST; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VAGUS TONE;

EID: 11144233985     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2004.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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