Rapid facial reactions to emotional facial expressions in typically developing children and children with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 206-223

  Beall, Paula M ^a   Moody, Eric J ^a   McIntosh, Daniel N ^a   Hepburn, Susan L ^b   Reed, Catherine L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Children; EMG; Faces; Mimicry; Rapid facial reaction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AROUSAL; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 53349128364     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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