Dynamic fearful gaze does not enhance attention orienting in individuals with Asperger's disorder

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 229-233

  Uono, Shota ^a   Sato, Wataru ^a   Toichi, Motomi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asperger's disorder; Autism spectrum disorder; Facial expression; Gaze; Joint attention; Pervasive developmental disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTING RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION; CHILD; CUES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 70350348392     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2009.08.015     Document Type: Article

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