Cerebellar dysfunction, cognitive flexibility and autistic traits in a non-clinical sample

Autism

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 728-745

  Ridley, Nicole J ^a   Homewood, Judi ^a   Walters, Jenny ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

AQ; autism spectrum quotient; autistic traits; cerebellum; cognitive flexibility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM SPECTRUM QUOTIENT; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84856489509     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361310395956     Document Type: Article

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