Face processing in children with ASD: Literature review

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 444-454

  Campatelli, G ^a   Federico, R R ^b   Apicella, F ^a   Sicca, F ^a   Muratori, F ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autism; ERPs; Face processing; fMRI

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; AUTISM; DISGUST; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUSIFORM FACE AREA; FUSIFORM GYRUS; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; INFERIOR TEMPORAL CORTEX; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSOPAGNOSIA; REVIEW; SUPERIOR TEMPORAL SULCUS; TACTILE STIMULATION;

EID: 84871892454     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2012.10.003     Document Type: Review

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