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
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
Physical Description: PDF
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.
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