Abnormal Magnocellular Pathway Visual Processing in Infants at Risk for Autism

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1007-1014

  McCleery, Joseph P ^a   Allman, Elizabeth ^a   Carver, Leslie J ^a   Dobkins, Karen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; face processing; infancy; magnocellular; parvocellular; visual system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VISION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

AGNOSIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 35248825616     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.02.009     Document Type: Article

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