Inhibition of return in response to eye gaze and peripheral cues in young people with Asperger's syndrome

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 917-923

  Marotta, Andrea ^a   Pasini, Augusto ^b   Ruggiero, Sabrina ^a   Maccari, Lisa ^a   Rosa, Caterina ^b   Lupiáñez, Juan ^c   Casagrande, Maria ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asperger's disorder; Eye gaze cue; Inhibition of return; Social attention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; MALE; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION; CHILD; CUES; EYE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 84879463657     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1636-3     Document Type: Article

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