Affect, Social Behavior, and the Brain in Williams Syndrome  

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Bellugi, Ursula ; Korenberg, Julie R ; Jarvinen-Pasleya, Anna ; Reiss, Allan L. ; Doyle, Teresa F. ; Reilly, Judy

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Current Directions in Psychological Science vol. 16 no. 02 (Apr. 2007), page 99-104.
Topik: Williams syndrome; genotype–phenotype correlations; cognition; language; sociability
Fulltext: 10. Affect, Social Behavior, and the Brain in Williams Syndrome.pdf (191.73KB)

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Williams syndrome (WS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by intellectual impairment and a distinctive physical and neuropsychological profile. Relative to their level of intellectual functioning, individuals with WS exhibit strengths in language and face recognition, with deficits in visual-spatial cognition. A heightened appetitive drive toward social interaction is a strong behavioral feature. Relative to other neurodevelopmental disorders, WS has a clearly defined genetic basis, together with a consistent neurocognitive profile of strengths and deficits. Thus, this disorder offers unique opportunities for elucidating gene–brain–behavior relationships. We focus on manifestations of the unusual social profile in WS, by examining data within and across levels of cognition, brain, and molecular genetics.

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