Error processing in high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders

Biological Psychology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 242-251

  South, Mikle ^a   Larson, Michael J ^a   Krauskopf, Erin ^a   Clawson, Ann ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate (ACC); Autism; Cognitive control; Error negativity (Ne); Error related negativity (ERN); Event related potential (ERP)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERROR PROCESSING; ERROR RELATED NEGATIVITY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; FLANKER TASK; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; POST ERROR POSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77956773177     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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