Hypersociability in Williams syndrome: A role for the amygdala?

Cognitive Neuropsychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 338-342

  Jawaid, Ali ^a   Schmolck, Heike ^b   Schulz, Paul E ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Mercy Ruan Neurology Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Facial expressions; Hypersociability; Perception; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALA; CHILD; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 47249120796     PISSN: 13546805     EISSN: 14640619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13546800802243334     Document Type: Article

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