The influence of visual saliency on fixation patterns in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 156-160

  Freeth, Megan ^a   Foulsham, Tom ^b   Chapman, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Eye tracking; Social attention; Visual saliency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 78650214933     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2010.11.012     Document Type: Article

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