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Overview"A blueprint for the investigation of neurodevelopmental disorders, this book presents the work of a team of scientists using a multidisciplinary, integrated approach to link genes with human behaviour. Using Williams Syndrome as a model, leading researchers in neuroanatomy, neurocognition, neurophysiology, and molecular genetics have built bridges between disciplines to link higher cognitive functions, their underlying neurobiological bases, and their molecular genetic underpinnings. The scientists from each discipline studied the same individuals with Williams Syndrome. As the book shows, Williams Syndrome is a fascinating disorder because of the ""peaks and valleys"" among cognitive domains: severe intellectual deficits but remarkably spared and effusive language; specific impairment in spatial construction but great strength in face processing and sociability. By capitalizing on these dissociations in higher cognitive functioning, the book provides a model for the study of brain-behaviour relationships as well as for the mapping of brain and behaviour phenotypes to the genome and beyond." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ursula Bellugi , Marie St.George , Marie St George (Center for Research in Language, University of California, San Diego, USA)Publisher: MIT Press Ltd Imprint: Bradford Books Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.422kg ISBN: 9780262523127ISBN 10: 0262523124 Pages: 150 Publication Date: 26 October 2001 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationUrsula Bellugi is Professor and Director of the Laboratory for Cognitive Neurosciences at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. She is the coauthor of What the Hands Reveal about the Brain (MIT Press, 1990). Marie St. George is a Scientist at the Center for Research in Language at the University of California, San Diego. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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