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Central Coherence

Central Coherence is a cognitive construct referring to the tendency to integrate fragmentary information into a meaningful, global context, distinguished by its emphasis on the inherent drive to perceive and understand wholes rather than isolated details.

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19.4K

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641

Authors

299

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2017–2026

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Publications

224

Why Do Autistic Individuals Show Superior Performance on the Block Design Task?

Amitta Shah, Uta Frith · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · 1993 · 931 citations

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Are People with Autism and Asperger Syndrome Faster Than Normal on the Embedded Figures Test?

Therese Jolliffe, Simon Baron‐Cohen · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · 1997 · 744 citations

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Studying Weak Central Coherence at Low Levels: Children with Autism do not Succumb to Visual Illusions. A Research Note

Francesca Happé · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · 1996 · 492 citations

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Central coherence and theory of mind in autism: Reading homographs in context

Francesca Happé · British Journal of Developmental Psychology · 1997 · 429 citations

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A test of central coherence theory: linguistic processing in high-functioning adults with autism or Asperger syndrome: is local coherence impaired?

Therese Jolliffe, Simon Baron‐Cohen · Cognition · 1999 · 427 citations

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Authors

641

  1. KT
    Kate Tchanturia

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    15 publications · 1.1K citations

    14

    h-index

  2. FH
    Francesca Happé

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    15 publications · 2.2K citations

    14

    h-index

  3. JT
    Janet Treasure

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    15 publications · 1.2K citations

    14

    h-index

  4. SB
    Simon Baron‐Cohen

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 2K citations

    7

    h-index

  5. LM
    Laurent Mottron

    Université de Montréal, Canada

    6 publications · 875 citations

    6

    h-index

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Institutions

299

  1. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    23 h-index

    92 publications

    6.9K citations

  2. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    13 h-index

    21 publications

    1.7K citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    5.2K citations

  4. South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

    London, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    604 citations

  5. Ilia State University

    Tbilisi, Georgia

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    335 citations

  6. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    6 h-index

    18 publications

    1.4K citations

  7. Oslo University Hospital

    Oslo, Norway

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    451 citations

  8. Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    5 h-index

    23 publications

    490 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

    26 publications · 5.3K citations

    23

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  2. European Eating Disorders Review

    13 publications · 546 citations

    13

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  3. Autism

    10 publications · 634 citations

    10

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  4. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

    8 publications · 538 citations

    8

    h-index

  5. International Journal of Eating Disorders

    7 publications · 578 citations

    7

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