Resting cortical brain activity and social behavior in higher functioning children with autism.
Background: Psychophysiological measurement of processes related to social behavior may be valuable for research on individual differences and subgroups among children with autism spectrum disorders (Coleman, 1987; Dawson, Klinger, Panagiotides, Lewy, & Castelloe, 1995; Modahl et al., 1998). In part...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry & Allied Disciplines. Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 211 - 223 |
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