Enhanced neural responses to rule violation in children with autism: A comparison to social exclusion

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 280-294

  Bolling, Danielle Z ^a   Pitskel, Naomi B ^a,b   Deen, Ben ^a,c   Crowley, Michael J ^a   McPartland, James C ^a   Kaiser, Martha D ^a   Vander Wyk, Brent C ^a   Wu, Jia ^a   Mayes, Linda C ^a   Pelphrey, Kevin A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorder; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Right insula; Rule violation; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAME; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INSULA; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOPATHY;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL DISTANCE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 79958057218     PISSN: 18789293     EISSN: 18789307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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