Postural hypo-reactivity in autism is contingent on development and visual environment: A fully immersive virtual reality study

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 961-970

  Greffou, Selma ^a   Bertone, Armando ^a,b   Hahler, Eva Maria ^a   Hanssens, Jean Marie ^a   Mottron, Laurent ^a   Faubert, Jocelyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Perceptual Neuroscience Laboratory for Autism and Development   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; Development; Motion perception; Posture; Sensorimotor; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84863870238     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1326-6     Document Type: Article

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