The influence of static versus naturalistic stimuli on face processing in children with and without Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1617-1624

  Horlin, Chiara ^a   Falkmer, Marita ^a,b   Fitzgerald, Patrick ^a   Leung, Denise ^a   Ordqvist, Anna ^c   Falkmer, Torbjorn ^a,c,d  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ASD; Dynamic; Eye tracking; Face processing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGICAL VALIDITY; EYE; FACE; FACE PROCESSING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH; NATURALISTIC STIMULUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATIC STIMULUS; STIMULUS; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

EID: 84886562901     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2013.09.012     Document Type: Article

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