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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 6/2005

01-12-2005

Interval and Contour Processing in Autism

Auteur: Pamela Heaton

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 6/2005

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Abstract

High functioning children with autism and age and intelligence matched controls participated in experiments testing perception of pitch intervals and musical contours. The finding from the interval study showed superior detection of pitch direction over small pitch distances in the autism group. On the test of contour discrimination no group differences emerged. These findings confirm earlier studies showing facilitated pitch processing and a preserved ability to represent small-scale musical structures in autism.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Interval and Contour Processing in Autism
Auteur
Pamela Heaton
Publicatiedatum
01-12-2005
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 6/2005
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-005-0024-7

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