Developmental deficits in social perception in autism: The role of the amygdala and fusiform face area

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 125-141

  Schultz, Robert T ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Autism; Functional magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; AUTISM; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILDHOOD; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKILL; SPATIAL FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; SPINDLE CELL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 14644396233     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2004.12.012     Document Type: Article

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