Memory integration in the autobiographical narratives of individuals with autism

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue FEB, 2015, Pages

  Brezis, Rachel S ^a  

^a INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Autobiographical memory; Episodic memory; Integrative functions; Medial prefrontal cortex; Memory specificity; Personal narratives; Self

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; DECLARATIVE MEMORY; EPISODIC MEMORY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MEMORY; MEMORY INTEGRATION; NARRATIVE; NEUROBIOLOGY; SEMANTIC MEMORY;

EID: 84933673622     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00076     Document Type: Article

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