Cortical Variability in the Sensory-Evoked Response in Autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1176-1190

  Haigh, Sarah M ^a,d   Heeger, David J ^b   Dinstein, Ilan ^c   Minshew, Nancy ^d   Behrmann, Marlene ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; fMRI; Sensory evoked; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTISM; BRAIN CORTEX; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84931560233     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2276-6     Document Type: Article

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