Tracking Social Motivation Systems Deficits: The Affective Neuroscience View of Autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 3351-3363

  Carré, Arnaud ^a,b,c,d   Chevallier, Coralie ^e   Robel, Laurence ^a,b,c,f   Barry, Caroline ^a,b,c   Maria, Anne Solène ^a,b,c,g   Pouga, Lydia ^e   Philippe, Anne ^f,h   Pinabel, François ⁱ   Berthoz, Sylvie ^a,b,c,j  

^a INSERM U1178   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^e ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^f HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^g HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

^h INSERM   (France)

ⁱ ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^j INSTITUT MUTUALISTE MONTSOURIS   (France)

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Author keywords

Autism; Emotion; Playfulness; Social anhedonia; Social bonding; Social motivation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE PERSONALITY SCALE; ANHEDONIA; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ANHEDONIA SCALE; SOCIAL BONDING; SOCIAL MOTIVATION SYSTEM DEFICIT; EMOTION; MOTIVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ANHEDONIA; AUTISTIC DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84941934585     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2498-2     Document Type: Article

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