Face engagement during infancy predicts later face recognition ability in younger siblings of children with autism

Developmental Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 596-611

  de Klerk, Carina C J M ^a   Gliga, Teodora ^a   Charman, Tony ^b   Johnson, Mark H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECOGNITION; SIBLING;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHENOTYPE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SIBLINGS;

EID: 84904717194     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12141     Document Type: Article

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