Endogenous Spatial Attention: Evidence for Intact Functioning in Adults With Autism

Autism Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 108-118

  Grubb, Michael A ^a   Behrmann, Marlene ^b   Egan, Ryan ^b   Minshew, Nancy J ^c   Carrasco, Marisa ^a   Heeger, David J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Adults; ASD; Attention; Autism; Autism spectrum disorders; Endogenous attention; Psychophysics; Spatial attention

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULTS; ASD; ATTENTION; AUTISM; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; ENDOGENOUS ATTENTION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SPATIAL ATTENTION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876793838     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1269     Document Type: Article

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