Face composite effects reveal abnormal face processing in Autism spectrum disorders

Vision Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 470-478

  Gauthier, Isabel ^a   Klaiman, Cheryl ^b   Schultz, Robert T ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Children's Health Council   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Configural; Expertise; Face recognition; Holistic processing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FACE; FACIES; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FACE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS;

EID: 60349131951     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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