Marked selective impairment in autism on an index of magnocellular function

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 592-600

  Greenaway, R ^a   Davis, G ^a   Plaisted Grant, K ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autism; Contrast sensitivity; Magnocellular; Parvocellular; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL FUNCTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; LUMINANCE; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL; PARVOCELLULAR CELL; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL ADAPTATION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL THRESHOLD;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BASAL NUCLEUS OF MEYNERT; CHILD; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOFTWARE; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84873445518     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: 18733514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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