Converging evidence of configural processing of faces in high-functioning adults with autism spectrum disorders

Visual Cognition

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 859-891

  Nishimura, Mayu ^a   Rutherford, M D ^a   Maurer, Daphne ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FACE; FACIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 53249127354     PISSN: 13506285     EISSN: 14640716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13506280701538514     Document Type: Article

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