Autistic traits are associated with diminished neural response to affective touch

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 378-386

  Voos, Avery C ^a   Pelphrey, Kevin A ^a   Kaiser, Martha D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective touch; Autistic traits; Ct afferent; Fmri; Social brain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STIMULATION; TOUCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEURONS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SKIN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOUCH; TOUCH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876866950     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nss009     Document Type: Article

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