Autistic symptomatology, face processing abilities, and eye fixation patterns

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 158-167

  Kirchner, Jennifer C ^a,b   Hatri, Alexander ^a,b   Heekeren, Hauke R ^a,b   Dziobek, Isabel ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autism; Autistic symptomatology; Emotion recognition; Eye tracking; Face processing; Instruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EYE FIXATION; EYE TRACKING; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIFACETED EMPATHY TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EYE MOVEMENT MEASUREMENTS; FACE; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 78751645451     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1032-9     Document Type: Article

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