Abnormal patterns of cerebral lateralisation as revealed by the universal chimeric faces task in individuals with autistic disorder

Laterality

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 428-437

  Taylor, Sandie ^a   Workman, Lance ^a   Yeomans, Heather ^a  

^a BATH SPA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Cerebral lateralisation; Chimeric faces

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84862280357     PISSN: 1357650X     EISSN: 14640678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1357650X.2010.521751     Document Type: Article

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