fMRI activation during a language task in adolescents with ASD

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 967-979

  Knaus, Tracey A ^a   Silver, Andrew M ^a   Lindgren, Kristen A ^a   Hadjikhani, Nouchine ^b,c   Tager Flusberg, Helen ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Autistic disorder; Broca's area; Functional MRI; Semantics; Wernicke's area

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISM; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; MENTAL TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMANTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OXYGEN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55349116760     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617708081216     Document Type: Conference Paper

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