From genes to brain development to phenotypic behavior. "Dorsal-stream vulnerability" in relation to spatial cognition, attention, and planning of actions in Williams syndrome (WS) and other developmental disorders

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 189, Issue , 2011, Pages 261-283

  Atkinson, Janette ^a   Braddick, Oliver ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Dorsal stream vulnerability; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; AUTISM; BOOK; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL INFORMATION; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

EID: 79953878418     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53884-0.00029-4     Document Type: Chapter

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