Evidence for Unusual Spatial Location Coding in Williams Syndrome: An Explanation for the Local Bias in Visuo-Spatial Construction Tasks?

Autor/inn/en	Farran, Emily K.; Jarrold, Christopher
Titel	Evidence for Unusual Spatial Location Coding in Williams Syndrome: An Explanation for the Local Bias in Visuo-Spatial Construction Tasks?
Quelle	In: Brain and Cognition, 59 (2005) 2, S.159-172 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0278-2626
DOI	10.1016/j.bandc.2005.05.011
Schlagwörter	Verbal Ability; Spatial Ability; Congenital Impairments; Disabilities; Visual Perception; Color; Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mündliche Leistung; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Handicap; Behinderung; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Colour; Farbbezeichnung; Farbe; Child; Kind; Kinder
Abstract	Individuals with Williams syndrome (WS) display poor visuo-spatial cognition relative to verbal abilities. Furthermore, whilst perceptual abilities are delayed, visuo-spatial construction abilities are comparatively even weaker, and are characterised by a local bias. We investigated whether this differentiation in visuo-spatial abilities can be explained by a deficit in coding spatial location in WS. This can be measured by assessing participants' understanding of the spatial relations between objects within a visual scene. Coordinate and categorical spatial relations were investigated independently in four participant groups: 21 individuals with WS; 21 typically developing (TD) children matched for non-verbal ability; 20 typically developing controls of a lower non-verbal ability; and 21 adults. A third task measured understanding of visual colour relations. Results indicated first, that the comprehension of categorical and coordinate spatial relations is equally poor in WS. Second, that the comprehension of visual relations is also at an equivalent level to spatial relational understanding in this population. These results can explain the difference in performance on visuo-spatial perception and construction tasks in WS. In addition, both the WS and control groups displayed response biases in the spatial tasks. However, the direction of bias differed across the groups. This finding is explored in relation to current theories of spatial location coding. (Author).
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