Prefrontal neuromodulation using rTMS improves error monitoring and correction function in autism

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 91-102

  Sokhadze, Estate M ^a   Baruth, Joshua M ^a   Sears, Lonnie ^a   Sokhadze, Guela E ^b   El Baz, Ayman S ^c   Casanova, Manuel F ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c University of Louisville   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Error monitoring; Event related potential; Reaction time; TMS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SELF CONCEPT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863833384     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-012-9182-5     Document Type: Article

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