Autism overflows with syntheses

Neuropsychology Review

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 273-274

  Belmonte, Matthew K ^a   Bonneh, Yoram S ^b   Adini, Yael ^c   Iversen, Portia E ^d   Akshoomoff, Natacha A ^e   Kenet, Tal ^f   Moore, Christopher I ^g   Simon, Helen J ^h   Houde, John F ⁱ   Merzenich, Michael M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c Autism Speaks ^*

^d Autism Speaks Inc   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; AUTISM; BRAIN ATROPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LETTER; PERCEPTION; WHITE MATTER;

ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; FIELD DEPENDENCE-INDEPENDENCE; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 67349211839     PISSN: 10407308     EISSN: 15736660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11065-009-9099-9     Document Type: Letter

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