EEG photic driving: Right-hemisphere reactivity deficit in childhood autism. A pilot study

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-183

  Lazarev, Vladimir V ^a   Pontes, Adailton ^a   deAzevedo, Leonardo C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autism; Children; Electroencephalogram; Photic driving; Right hemisphere

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 58549083336     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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