Brain anatomy of autism spectrum disorders II. Focus on amygdala

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 309-312

  Bellani, M ^a   Calderoni, S ^b   Muratori, F ^b,c   Brambilla, P ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD); Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging (sMRI); Volumes

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN GROWTH; BRAIN REGION; HUMAN; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NEOCORTEX; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERSONAL SPACE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COGNITION; TEMPORAL LOBE; AMYGDALA; BRAIN;

AMYGDALA; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 84889772622     PISSN: 20457960     EISSN: 20457979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2045796013000346     Document Type: Article

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