Parvocellular pathway impairment in autism spectrum disorder: Evidence from visual evoked potentials

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 277-285

  Fujita, Takako ^a,b   Yamasaki, Takao ^a   Kamio, Yoko ^c   Hirose, Shinichi ^b   Tobimatsu, Shozo ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD); Parallel visual pathways; Parvocellular and magnocellular systems; Visual evoked potentials (VEPs)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 77957337706     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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