Enhanced ERPs to visual stimuli in unaffected male siblings of ASD children

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 220-237

  Anzures, Gizelle ^a   Goyet, Louise ^b   Ganea, Natasa ^c   Johnson, Mark H ^c  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ASD; ERP.; Face recognition; N170; Unaffected siblings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LINGUISTICS; MALE; POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STEREOTYPY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VISION;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SIBLINGS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84948380245     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2014.988609     Document Type: Article

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