Left visual field biases when infants process faces: A comparison of infants at high- and low-risk for autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2659-2668

  Dundas, Eva ^a   Gastgeb, Holly ^b   Strauss, Mark S ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Cognition; Face perception; Infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COLOR VISION; EYE TRACKING; FACE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; VISION; VISUAL FIELD; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTOR;

ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTORS; SIBLINGS; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84876497575     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1523-y     Document Type: Article

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