Distinct Face-Processing Strategies in Parents of Autistic Children

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1090-1093

  Adolphs, Ralph ^a   Spezio, Michael L ^a,b   Parlier, Morgan ^c   Piven, Joseph ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

SYSNEURO

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; EMOTION; FACE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 47049110311     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.073     Document Type: Article

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