"Salience network" dysfunction hypothesis in autism spectrum disorders

Japanese Psychological Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 175-185

  Toyomaki, Atsuhito ^a   Murohashi, Harumitsu ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Default mode network; Executive control network; Salience network

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876048413     PISSN: 00215368     EISSN: 14685884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpr.12012     Document Type: Article

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