Research Review: Williams syndrome: A critical review of the cognitive, behavioral, and neuroanatomical phenotype

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 576-608

  Martens, Marilee A ^a,b   Wilson, Sarah J ^c   Reutens, David C ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognition; Language; Music; Phenotype; Review; Social behavior; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; NEUROANATOMY; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 44049103092     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01887.x     Document Type: Review

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