Spatial localisation in autism: Evidence for differences in early cortical visual processing

Molecular Autism

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Latham, Keziah ^a   Chung, Susana T L ^a,b   Allen, Peter M ^a   Tavassoli, Teresa ^c,d   Baron Cohen, Simon ^c  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum conditions; Hyperacuity; Psychophysics; Spatial vision; Vernier acuity; Visual processing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL LOCALIZATION; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84875146759     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20402392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2040-2392-4-4     Document Type: Article

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