Neurophysiological responses to face, facial regions and objects in adults with Asperger's syndrome: An ERP investigation

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-293

  O'Connor, Kate ^a   Hamm, Jeff P ^a   Kirk, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; ERP; Face processing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EYE; FACE; FACIES; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOUTH; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33847188799     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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