Cerebellar function in autism: Functional magnetic resonance image activation during a simple motor task

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 269-278

  Allen, Greg ^a   Müller, Ralph Axel ^b   Courchesne, Eric ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Center for Autism Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; brain development; cerebellum; magnetic resonance imaging; motor; pervasive developmental disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OXYGEN; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 4143078096     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2004.06.005     Document Type: Article

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