Effects of eye gaze directions of facial images on looking behaviour and autonomic responses in adolescents with autism spectrum disorders

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1043-1053

  Louwerse, A ^a,b   Van Der Geest, J N ^c   Tulen, J H M ^c   Van Der Ende, J ^a   Van Gool, A R ^b   Verhulst, F C ^a   Greaves Lord, K ^a,b  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Yulius Academy   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Eye tracking; Eyes; Gaze direction; Heart rate; Skin conductance response

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EYE FIXATION; EYE TRACKING; FACIAL EXPRESSION; GAZE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84879107703     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2013.04.013     Document Type: Article

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