Do children with Williams syndrome fail to process visual configural information?

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 243-253

  Deruelle, Christine ^a   Rondan, Cécilie ^a   Mancini, Josette ^b   Livet, Marie Odile ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Configural processing; Visual closure; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 33646048783     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2005.03.002     Document Type: Article

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