Neural processing of facial identity and emotion in infants at high-risk for autism spectrum disorders

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue APR 2013, 2013, Pages

  Fox, Sharon E ^a,b   Wagner, Jennifer B ^b,c   Shrock, Christine L ^d   Tager Fiusberg, Helen ^e   Neison, Charies A ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Cognitive development; Face processing; fNIRS; Near infrared spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONALITY; FACE PROFILE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; WAVEFORM;

EID: 84933676613     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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