Response of neural reward regions to food cues in autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-11

  Cascio, Carissa J ^a   Foss Feig, Jennifer H ^b   Heacock, Jessica L ^a   Newsom, Cassandra R ^a   Cowan, Ronald L ^a   Benningfield, Margaret M ^a   Rogers, Baxter P ^b,c   Cao, Aize ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BLOOD OXYGENATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INSULA; MEMORY; NERVE CELL; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; ORBITAL CORTEX; REWARD;

EID: 84863892760     PISSN: 18661947     EISSN: 18661955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1866-1955-4-9     Document Type: Article

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