Auditory Attraction: Activation of Visual Cortex by Music and Sound in Williams Syndrome
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| Title: | Auditory Attraction: Activation of Visual Cortex by Music and Sound in Williams Syndrome |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Thornton-Wells, Tricia A., Cannistraci, Christopher J., Anderson, Adam W. |
| Source: | American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Mar 2010 115(2):172-189. |
| Availability: | American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: http://aaidd.allenpress.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2010 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Auditory Stimuli, Music, Mental Retardation, Young Adults, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Genetics, Anxiety, Diagnostic Tests, Color, Visual Perception, Sensory Integration, Acoustics |
| DOI: | 10.1352/1944-7588-115.172 |
| ISSN: | 1944-7515 |
| Abstract: | Williams syndrome is a genetic neurodevelopmental disorder with a distinctive phenotype, including cognitive-linguistic features, nonsocial anxiety, and a strong attraction to music. We performed functional MRI studies examining brain responses to musical and other types of auditory stimuli in young adults with Williams syndrome and typically developing controls. In Study 1, the Williams syndrome group exhibited unforeseen activations of the visual cortex to musical stimuli, and it was this novel finding that became the focus of two subsequent studies. Using retinotopy, color localizers, and additional sound conditions, we identified specific visual areas in subjects with Williams syndrome that were activated by both musical and nonmusical auditory stimuli. The results, similar to synesthetic-like experiences, have implications for cross-modal sensory processing in typical and atypical neurodevelopment. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2010 |
| Accession Number: | EJ892924 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Williams syndrome is a genetic neurodevelopmental disorder with a distinctive phenotype, including cognitive-linguistic features, nonsocial anxiety, and a strong attraction to music. We performed functional MRI studies examining brain responses to musical and other types of auditory stimuli in young adults with Williams syndrome and typically developing controls. In Study 1, the Williams syndrome group exhibited unforeseen activations of the visual cortex to musical stimuli, and it was this novel finding that became the focus of two subsequent studies. Using retinotopy, color localizers, and additional sound conditions, we identified specific visual areas in subjects with Williams syndrome that were activated by both musical and nonmusical auditory stimuli. The results, similar to synesthetic-like experiences, have implications for cross-modal sensory processing in typical and atypical neurodevelopment. |
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| ISSN: | 1944-7515 |
| DOI: | 10.1352/1944-7588-115.172 |
