Disturbed holistic processing in autism spectrum disorders verified by two cognitive tasks requiring perception of complex visual stimuli

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 330-338

  Nakahachi, Takayuki ^a   Yamashita, Ko ^a   Iwase, Masao ^a   Ishigami, Wataru ^b   Tanaka, Chitaru ^c   Toyonaga, Koji ^d   Maeda, Shizuyo ^d   Hirotsune, Hideto ^a   Tei, Yosyo ^d   Yokoi, Koichi ^e   Okajima, Shoji ^f   Shimizu, Akira ^e   Takeda, Masatoshi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Osakafu Eiseikai Clinic   (Japan)

^c Tanaka Clinic   (Japan)

^d OSAKA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e KANSAI UNIVERSITY OF WELFARE SCIENCES   (Japan)

^f Mizuma Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asperger's disorder; Autistic disorder; Central coherence; Facial inversion effect; Memory; Thatcher's illusion; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROL GROUPS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FACE; FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MEMORY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 43449126196     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2005.08.028     Document Type: Article

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