Patterns and trajectories in Williams Syndrome: The case of visual orientation discrimination

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1021-1029

  Palomares, Melanie ^a   Englund, Julia A ^a   Ahlers, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Genetic disorder; Visual orientation perception; Williams Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL TASK; NEUROMODULATION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL ORIENTATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL THRESHOLD; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SPACE PERCEPTION; WILLIAMS SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952442932     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.01.038     Document Type: Article

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