Adults with autism spectrum disorders exhibit decreased sensitivity to reward parameters when making effort-based decisions
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1866-1947,1866-1955
DOI: 10.1186/1866-1955-4-13