Motor-linked implicit learning in persons with autism spectrum disorders

Autism Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 68-77

  Travers, Brittany G ^a   Klinger, Mark R ^a   Mussey, Joanna L ^a   Klinger, Laura G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Implicit learning; Neuropsychology; Sequence learning; Serial response task

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMPLICIT LEARNING; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SERIAL LEARNING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951596982     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.123     Document Type: Article

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