Controlling attention to gaze and arrows in childhood: An fMRI study of typical development and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Developmental Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 911-924

  Vaidya, Chandan J ^a,b   Foss Feig, Jennifer ^a   Shook, Devon ^a   Kaplan, Lauren ^a   Kenworthy, Lauren ^b   Gaillard, William D ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; AUTISM; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY FEEDBACK;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CUES; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 79959325733     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01041.x     Document Type: Article

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