Reply: Does imitation act as an oxytocin nebulizer in autism spectrum disorder?

Brain

Volumn 138, Issue 7, 2015, Pages e361-

  Aoki, Yuta ^a   Yamasue, Hidenori ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ANTERIOR INSULA; AUTISM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMOTION; HUMAN; IMITATION; LETTER; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EMPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THEORY OF MIND;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EMPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; OXYTOCIN; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84936746068     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awv061     Document Type: Letter

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