The importance of the eye area in face identification abilities and visual search strategies in persons with Asperger syndrome

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 724-730

  Falkmer, Marita ^a,b   Larsson, Matilda ^c   Bjällmark, Anna ^c   Falkmer, Torbjörn ^d,e,f  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Department of Education Municipal Council of Norrköping ^*  (Sweden)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Eye tracking; Face information triangle; Face recognition; Fixation durations; Fixation patterns; Social development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTIFICATION KEY; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77957326160     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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