Impaired ability to organize information in individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their siblings

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 252-257

  Sumiyoshi, Chika ^a   Kawakubo, Yuki ^b,c,d   Suga, Motomu ^b   Sumiyoshi, Tomiki ^e   Kasai, Kiyoto ^b  

^a FUKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^d Core Research of Evolutional Science and Technology ^*  (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Cognitive endophenotype; Cognitive function; Organizing of information; Verbal learning task; Wisconsin Card Sorting Test

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BIPERIDEN; BROMAZEPAM; CHLORPROMAZINE; FLUVOXAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; LITHIUM; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NITRAZEPAM; PAROXETINE; PIMOZIDE; RISPERIDONE; TRIAZOLAM; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; SOCIAL COGNITION; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; SIBLINGS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79451475939     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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