From genes to brain development to phenotypic behavior: "dorsal-stream vulnerability" in relation to spatial cognition, attention, and planning of actions in Williams syndrome (WS) and other developmental disorders.

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Visual information is believed to be processed through two distinct, yet interacting cortical streams. The ventral stream performs the computations needed for recognition of objects and faces ("what" and "who"?) and the dorsal stream the computations for registering spatial relationships and for controlling visually guided actions ("where" and "how"?). We initially proposed a model of spatial deficits in Williams syndrome (WS) in which visual abilities subserved by the ventral stream, such as...

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Authors: Atkinson, J; Braddick, O

• Journal: Progress in brain research
• Volume: 189
• Pages: 261-283
• Publication date: 2011-01-01
• DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-53884-0.00029-4
• EISSN: 1875-7855
• ISSN: 0079-6123
• Language: English
• Keywords: Cognition; Williams Syndrome; Visual Perception; Behavior; Humans; Phenotype; Developmental Disabilities; Brain; Space Perception; Neuropsychological Tests; Attention