Atypical cortical representation of peripheral visual space in children with an autism spectrum disorder

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2125-2138

  Frey, Hans Peter ^a   Molholm, Sophie ^a,b   Lalor, Edmund C ^c   Russo, Natalie N ^a,d   Foxe, John J ^a,b,c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorder(ASD); EEG; magnocellular; VESPA; visual evoked potential (VEP)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; MALE; PERIPHERAL VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOTYPY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL EVOKED SPREAD SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD); EEG; MAGNOCELLULAR; VESPA; VISUAL EVOKED POTENTIAL (VEP);

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84879839677     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12243     Document Type: Article

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