Kehitysvammahuollon tietopankki
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Bellugi, Ursula (Editor) & George, Marie I. St: Journey from Cognition to
Brain to Gene: Perspectives from Williams Syndrome. The MIT Press; 1st edition,
2001
Product Description:
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 behavior. 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. One of the book's many strengths is that 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-behavior relationships as well as for
the mapping of brain and behavior phenotypes to the genome and beyond.
Linkkejä:
Williamsin syndrooma
Kehitysvamma-alan kirjallisuutta
Kehitysvammaisuus
Kirjakaupat & Kustantajat -
Makupalat, Hämeenlinnan kaupunginkirjasto - Hämeenlinna City Library, Finland
Mental retardation in Finland
13.3.2005