Integrating intention and context: Assessing social cognition in adults with asperger syndrome

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue NOVEMBER 2012, 2012, Pages

  Baez, Sandra ^a,b,c   Rattazzi, Alexia ^d   Gonzalez Gadea, María L ^a,b   Torralve, Teresa ^a   Vigliecca, Nora Silvana ^b,e   Decety, Jean ^f   Manes, Facundo ^a   Ibanez, Agustin ^a,b,g  

^a FAVALORO UNIVERSITY   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA ARGENTINA   (Argentina)

^d Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (PANAACEA)   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^g UNIVERSIDAD DIEGO PORTALES   (Chile)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Contextual social cognition; Executive functions; Individual variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMPATHY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MORALITY; SOCIAL COGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84933674244     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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