Atypical modulation of cognitive control by arousal in autism

Psychiatry Research - Neuroimaging

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 185-197

  Dichter, Gabriel S ^a,b   Belger, Aysenil ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arousal; Attention; Autism; Cognitive control; Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FRONTAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; COGNITION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56349153119     PISSN: 09254927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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