Neural and behavioral responses during self-evaluative processes differ in youth with and without autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 272-285

  Pfeifer, Jennifer H ^a   Merchant, Junaid S ^a   Colich, Natalie L ^b,c   Hernandez, Leanna M ^c   Rudie, Jeff D ^c   Dapretto, Mirella ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior insula; Autism; Development; Middle cingulate cortex; Self; Ventral mPFC

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ANTERIOR INSULA; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; POSTERIOR PARIETAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84876533683     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1563-3     Document Type: Article

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