Reduced functional connectivity in visual evoked potentials in children with autism spectrum disorder

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 121, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2035-2043

  Isler, J R ^a   Martien, K M ^b   Grieve, P G ^a   Stark, R I ^a   Herbert, M R ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Coherence; Connectivity; EEG; Power; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERHEMISPHERIC TRANSFER; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY CORTEX; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 78049252270     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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