Discovering Structure in Auditory Input: Evidence from Williams Syndrome

Autor/inn/en	Elsabbagh, Mayada; Cohen, Henri; Karmiloff-Smith, Annette
Titel	Discovering Structure in Auditory Input: Evidence from Williams Syndrome
Quelle	In: American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 115 (2010) 2, S.128-139 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1944-7515
DOI	10.1352/1944-7558-115.2.128
Schlagwörter	Cues; Mental Retardation; Auditory Perception; Genetic Disorders; Children; Adults; Comparative Analysis; Acoustics; Auditory Discrimination; Age Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Stichwort; Geistige Behinderung; Auditive Wahrnehmung; Akustische Wahrnehmung; Akustik; Child; Kind; Kinder; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied
Abstract	We examined auditory perception in Williams syndrome by investigating strategies used in organizing sound patterns into coherent units. In Experiment 1, we investigated the streaming of sound sequences into perceptual units, on the basis of pitch cues, in a group of children and adults with Williams syndrome compared to typical controls. We showed that individuals with Williams syndrome were sensitive to the same pitch cues as typical children and adults when streaming these patterns. In Experiment 2, we evaluated differences in reliance on pitch and contour cues in unfamiliar melody perception in a group of adults with Williams syndrome relative to typical control children and adults. Unlike controls who demonstrated greater proficiency when contour cues were available, adults with Williams syndrome showed no such advantage. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10