Psychophysiological Correlates of Developmental Changes in Healthy and Autistic Boys

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 2168-2175

  Weismüller, Benjamin ^a,e   Thienel, Renate ^a,b,c   Youlden, Anne Marie ^d   Fulham, Ross ^a,b,c   Koch, Michael ^e   Schall, Ulrich ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d EDUCARE Specialists Services   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autism; Brain maturation; Executive function; Mismatch negativity; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MISMATCH NEGATIVITY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUND; SPEECH; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84931573953     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2385-x     Document Type: Article

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