An investigation of basic facial expression recognition in autism spectrum disorders

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1353-1380

  Wallace, Simon ^a   Coleman, Michael ^b   Bailey, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANGER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIES; FEAR; FEMALE; HATE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 54349127410     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699930701782153     Document Type: Article

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