Emotion perception in music in high-functioning adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1240-1255

  Quintin, Eve Marie ^a   Bhatara, Anjali ^b,d   Poissant, Hélène ^a   Fombonne, Eric ^c   Levitin, Daniel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Autism spectrum disorders; Emotion; Music

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; AUDITORY MEMORY; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MUSIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MUSIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 82755161911     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1146-0     Document Type: Article

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