Resting-State Alpha in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Alpha Associations with Thalamic Volume

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 795-804

  Edgar, J Christopher ^a   Heiken, Kory ^a   Chen, Yu Han ^b   Herrington, John D ^a   Chow, Vivian ^a   Liu, Song ^a   Bloy, Luke ^a   Huang, Mingxiong ^c   Pandey, Juhi ^a   Cannon, Katelyn M ^a   Qasmieh, Saba ^a   Levy, Susan E ^a   Schultz, Robert T ^a   Roberts, Timothy P L ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha; Autism spectrum disorder; Magnetoencephalography; Resting state; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CALCARINE SULCUS; CENTRAL SULCUS; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTING STATE NETWORK; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; THALAMUS; ADOLESCENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ALPHA RHYTHM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; HUMANS; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; PARIETAL LOBE; THALAMUS;

EID: 84923675760     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2236-1     Document Type: Article

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