The role of MT+/V5 during biological motion perception in Asperger Syndrome: An fMRI study

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-27

  Herrington, John D ^a   Baron Cohen, Simon ^a   Wheelwright, Sally J ^a   Singh, Krishna D ^b   Bullmore, Edward T ^c   Brammer, Michael ^d   Williams, Steve C R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger Syndrome; Autism; fMRI; Motion perception; MT+ V5; Temporal lobe

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; BEHAVIOR; BODY MOVEMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL CORTEX; VISION;

EID: 34247842977     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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