Understanding the social brain in autism

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 428-434

  Volkmar, Fred R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Eye tracking; Facial perception; Fusiform gyrus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; BRAIN; COGNITION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; COGNITION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79959226227     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20556     Document Type: Article

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