Functional magnetic resonance imaging of facial information processing in children with autistic disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and typically developing controls

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 269-277

  Malisza, Krisztina L ^a,b   Clancy, Christine ^c   Shiloff, Deborah ^a   Holden, Jeanette ^d   Jones, Cheryl ^a   Paulson, Kristjan ^b   Yu, Dickie C T ^b   Summers, Randy ^a   Chudley, Albert E ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); autism spectrum disorder (ASD); autistic disorder (AD); facial expressions; functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUSIFORM GYRUS; HUMAN; INSULA; INTELLIGENCE; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NEURAL ACTIVATION; NEUROIMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PERCEPTUAL REASONING INDEX; PUTAMEN; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPORAL LOBE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVE NET;

EID: 80052739281     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: 21910278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2011.055     Document Type: Article

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