Language and sociability: Insights from Williams syndrome

Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 185-192

  Fishman, Inna ^a   Yam, Anna ^b   Bellugi, Ursula ^a   Mills, Debra ^c  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Approachability; Event related potentials; Language; N400; Sociability; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052358461     PISSN: 18661947     EISSN: 18661955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11689-011-9086-3     Document Type: Article

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