Developmental changes in mental rotation ability and visual perspective-taking in children and adults with Williams Syndrome

Developmental changes in mental rotation ability and visual perspective-taking in children and adults with Williams Syndrome

Williams syndrome (WS) is a genetic disorder caused by the partial deletion of chromosome 7. Individuals with WS have atypical cognitive abilities, such as hypersociability and compromised visuospatial cognition, although the mechanisms underlying these deficits, as well as the relationship between...

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Main Authors: Masahiro eHirai, Yukako eMuramatsu, Seiji eMizuno, Naoko eKurahashi, Hirokazu eKurahashi, Miho eNakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Williams Syndrome
mental rotation
Children
reference frames
Visual Perspective Taking
developmental trajectory
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00856/full

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