Reduced accuracy and sensitivity in the perception of emotional facial expressions in individuals with high autism spectrum traits

Autism

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 668-680

  Poljac, Ervin ^a   Poljac, Edita ^b   Wagemans, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum quotient; Broader autistic phenotype; Emotion recognition; Face perception; Facial expression

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; DISGUST; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AUTISM SPECTRUM QUOTIENT; BROADER AUTISTIC PHENOTYPE; EMOTION RECOGNITION; FACE PERCEPTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887050517     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361312455703     Document Type: Article

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