The influences of static and interactive dynamic facial stimuli on visual strategies in persons with Asperger syndrome

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 935-940

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

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Department of Education   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Consistency across conditions; Eye tracking; Facial stimuli; Fixation durations; Number of fixations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EYE TRACKING; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERACTIVE DYNAMIC STIMULUS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIC DYNAMIC STIMULUS; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 78650715380     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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