Sleep problems and information processing, a "disconnection effect" in autism? [4]

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1245-1246

  Chen, Fei ^a   Lemonnier, Eric ^a   Lazartigues, Alain ^a   Planche, Pascale ^b  

^a Serv Hosp Univ Psychiat Adultes   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR;

AUTISM; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LETTER; NONREM SLEEP; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDER;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MELATONIN; MEMORY; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 33645232773     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.01.004     Document Type: Letter

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