Experimental manipulation of face-evoked activity in the fusiform gyrus of individuals with autism

Social Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-30

  Perlman, Susan B ^a,b   Hudac, Caitlin M ^b   Pegors, Teresa ^b   Minshew, Nancy J ^a   Pelphrey, Kevin A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Autism; Face perception; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Fusiform gyrus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 79551714357     PISSN: 17470919     EISSN: 17470927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470911003683185     Document Type: Article

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