Multilevel alterations in the processing of audio-visual emotion expressions in autism spectrum disorders

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1002-1010

  Charbonneau, Geneviève ^a   Bertone, Armando ^b,c   Lepore, Franco ^a,d   Nassim, Marouane ^c   Lassonde, Maryse ^a,d   Mottron, Laurent ^c   Collignon, Olivier ^a,d,e  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN NEUROPSYCHOLOGIE ET COGNITION   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Audition; Autism spectrum disorder; Emotion expressions; Multisensory; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SENSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875671193     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: 18733514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2013.02.009     Document Type: Article

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