Resolution of spatial and temporal visual attention in infants with fragile X syndrome

Brain

Volumn 134, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3355-3368

  Farzin, Faraz ^a,b   Rivera, Susan M ^a,b,c   Whitney, David ^b,d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

contrast sensitivity; crowding; flicker; magnocellular; Mooney

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; TIME PERCEPTION; VISUAL INFORMATION;

EID: 81055133158     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awr249     Document Type: Article

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