The development of the neural substrates of cognitive control in adolescents with autism spectrum disorders

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 412-421

  Solomon, Marjorie ^a,b   Yoon, Jong H ^a   Ragland, J Daniel ^a   Niendam, Tara A ^a   Lesh, Tyler A ^a   Fairbrother, Wonja ^a,b   Carter, Cameron S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; autism spectrum disorders; cognitive control; development; fMRI; response inhibition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; PARIETAL CORTEX; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY CORTEX; TASK PERFORMANCE; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; NERVE TRACT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84905740144     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: 18732402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.08.036     Document Type: Article

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