Undifferentiated facial electromyography responses to dynamic, audio-visual emotion displays in individuals with autism spectrum disorders

Developmental Science

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 499-514

  Rozga, Agata ^a   King, Tricia Z ^b   Vuduc, Richard W ^a   Robins, Diana L ^b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEAR; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879553981     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12062     Document Type: Article

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