Procedural learning deficit in children with Williams syndrome

Neuropsychologia
S VicariG A Carlesimo

Abstract

The present study was aimed at evaluating implicit memory processes in subjects with Williams syndrome (WS) and comparing them to mental-age (MA) matched normal children. For this purpose, tests of verbal and visuo-perceptual explicit memory, verbal and visual repetition priming as well as procedural learning tasks were administered to 12 WS and 12 MA matched subjects. WS subjects showed a level of repetition priming similar to that of MA normal controls. In contrast, WS children showed a reduced learning rate in the two procedural tasks. Although deficient explicit memory and executive dysfunction cannot be excluded from the performance of WS subjects, these results suggest a specific deficit of procedural learning in this particular group of mentally retarded children. This finding is relevant for our knowledge about the qualitative aspects of the anomalous cognitive development in mentally retarded people and the neurobiological substrate underlying this development.

References

May 1, 1975·The Journal of Pediatrics·K L Jones, D W Smith
Jul 1, 1991·Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology·C Randolph
Jul 1, 1990·Brain and Cognition·W C HeindelN Butters
Aug 1, 1988·The Journal of Pediatrics·C A MorrisB L Blackburn
May 1, 1987·Neurology·D S Knopman, M J Nissen
Jan 1, 1984·Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition·P GrafG Mandler
Jul 1, 1984·Archives of Disease in Childhood·N D MartinR D Cohen
Apr 1, 1995·Current Opinion in Neurobiology·D P Salmon, N Butters
Jan 1, 1995·Psychological Research·P PerruchetJ Lautrey
Dec 1, 1994·American Journal of Medical Genetics·A Gosch, R Pankau
Dec 1, 1994·Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology·R KrikorianN Gay
Apr 1, 1994·Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology·P P Wang, U Bellugi
May 1, 1994·Brain and Cognition·D V DiGiulioN Raz
Oct 1, 1993·Annals of Neurology·A Pascual-LeoneM Hallett
Jun 1, 1993·Behavioral Neuroscience·I DaumN Birbaumer
Jun 1, 1993·Cortex; a Journal Devoted to the Study of the Nervous System and Behavior·S ChannonJ A Gray
Feb 1, 1993·Archives of Neurology·T L JerniganJ R Hesselink
Jan 1, 1993·Annual Review of Neuroscience·D L SchacterK N Ochsner
Feb 19, 1993·Neuroscience Letters·V HömbergK Müller
Jul 1, 1996·Nature Genetics·M TassabehjiD Sheer
Sep 1, 1996·Cortex; a Journal Devoted to the Study of the Nervous System and Behavior·S VicariV Volterra
Dec 1, 1996·Cortex; a Journal Devoted to the Study of the Nervous System and Behavior·V VolterraS Vicari
Apr 1, 1997·Child Development·A Karmiloff-SmithO Udwin
May 27, 1997·Neuroreport·J AtkinsonF Braddick
Nov 20, 1997·Brain : a Journal of Neurology·M MolinariL Petrosini
Mar 10, 1998·Neuron·D L Schacter, R L Buckner
May 26, 1998·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines·C JarroldA K Hewes
Dec 22, 1999·Science·S J PatersonA Karmiloff-Smith
May 18, 2000·Cortex; a Journal Devoted to the Study of the Nervous System and Behavior·G A CarlesimoC Caltagirone
Oct 30, 1987·Science·M Gallagher
Apr 1, 1995·Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience·A Karmiloff-SmithS Baron-Cohen

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Oct 9, 2008·Experimental Brain Research·Darren R HockingJohn L Bradshaw
Mar 19, 2013·Research in Developmental Disabilities·Floriana CostanzoStefano Vicari
Nov 13, 2002·Neuropsychologia·Stefano VicariLaura Petrosini
Jan 8, 2005·Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS·Stefano VicariVirginia Volterra
Jan 28, 2004·Neuropsychology·Deny MenghiniStefano Vicari
Sep 29, 2005·Neuropsychology·Keith Owen Yeates, Benedicta G Enrile
Jan 18, 2013·PloS One·Francesca FotiLaura Petrosini
Apr 28, 2011·Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics : JDBP·Frances A ConnersEdward C Merrill
Mar 16, 2013·Psychiatric Genetics·Stefano VicariMarco Armando
Jul 22, 2011·Cortex; a Journal Devoted to the Study of the Nervous System and Behavior·Floriana CostanzoGiovanni A Carlesimo
Jun 1, 2011·Research in Developmental Disabilities·Natalia Freitas RossiCélia Maria Giacheti
Mar 1, 2011·Research in Developmental Disabilities·F FotiL Mandolesi
Apr 7, 2010·Neuropsychologia·C Mayor-DuboisE Roulet-Perez
May 12, 2009·International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience·L MandolesiS Vicari
Nov 17, 2007·Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews·Darren R HockingNicole J Rinehart
Nov 10, 2007·Journal of Intellectual Disability Research : JIDR·S VicariG A Carlesimo
Mar 23, 2011·Journal of Intellectual Disability Research : JIDR·G BussyV des Portes
Jun 12, 2010·Journal of Intellectual Disability Research : JIDR·D MenghiniS Vicari
Jul 6, 2013·Research in Developmental Disabilities·Kerry D Hudson, Emily K Farran
Dec 3, 2014·Research in Developmental Disabilities·Cristiana VaruzzaDeny Menghini
Oct 4, 2016·Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology·Sydney Y Schaefer, Kevin Duff
Dec 28, 2017·Developmental Science·Francesca FotiStefano Vicari
Aug 28, 2020·Frontiers in Human Neuroscience·Francesca FotiLaura Mandolesi
Jun 5, 2004·Acta Paediatrica. Supplement·S Vicari
Jul 25, 2009·Pró-fono : revista de atualização científica·Natalia Freitas RossiCélia Maria Giacheti

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Down's Syndrome, Research and Practice : the Journal of the Sarah Duffen Centre
S Vicari
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research : JIDR
Deny MenghiniS Vicari
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved