Infant neural sensitivity to dynamic eye gaze is associated with later emerging autism

Current Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 338-342

  Elsabbagh, Mayada ^a,b   Mercure, Evelyne ^a   Hudry, Kristelle ^c   Chandler, Susie ^d   Pasco, Greg ^d   Charman, Tony ^d   Pickles, Andrew ^e   Baron Cohen, Simon ^f   Bolton, Patrick ^e   Johnson, Mark H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84863393767     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.12.056     Document Type: Article

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