Electrophysiological study of local/global processing in Williams syndrome

Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-38

  Key, Alexandra P F ^a,b   Dykens, Elisabeth M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; ERP; Local global processing; P3; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952695744     PISSN: 18661947     EISSN: 18661955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11689-010-9064-1     Document Type: Article

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