A challenging, unpredictable world for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 240-247

  Gomot, Marie ^a   Wicker, Bruno ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); Context; ERPs; FMRI; Mismatch negativity; P3; Prediction

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MISMATCH NEGATIVITY; PLANNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NERVE NET;

EID: 84857236392     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.09.017     Document Type: Review

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