Autobiographical memory, autonoetic consciousness, and identity in Asperger syndrome

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 900-908

  Tanweer, Tilait ^a   Rathbone, Clare J ^a   Souchay, Celine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autobiographical memory; Autonoetic consciousness; Identity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL TASK; RECALL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTOBIOGRAPHY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF CONCEPT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 76749149508     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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