Recognizing Biological Motion and Emotions from Point-Light Displays in Autism Spectrum Disorders

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Nackaerts, Evelien ^a   Wagemans, Johan ^a   Helsen, Werner ^a   Swinnen, Stephan P ^a   Wenderoth, Nicole ^a,b   Alaerts, Kaat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EMOTIONS; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MOTION;

EID: 84866131765     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044473     Document Type: Article

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