Can pupil size and pupil responses during visual scanning contribute to the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in children?

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1077-1082

  Martineau, Joëlle ^a   Hernandez, Nadia ^a   Hiebel, Lorraine ^a   Roché, Laetitia ^a   Metzger, Aude ^a   Bonnet Brilhault, Frédérique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Autism; Discriminant analysis; Eye tracking; Pupil responses; Pupil size

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR VISION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; EYE TRACKING; FACE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; PUPIL REFLEX; PUPILLOGRAPHY; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PUPIL;

EID: 79960593988     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.01.008     Document Type: Article

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