Enhanced visual temporal resolution in autism spectrum disorders

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Falter, Christine M ^a,b   Elliott, Mark A ^c,d   Bailey, Anthony J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; VISUAL TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; TEMPORAL LOBE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TEMPORAL LOBE; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858629630     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032774     Document Type: Article

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