| Title |
Leftward Lateralization of Auditory Cortex Underlies Holistic Sound Perception in Williams Syndrome
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, August 2010
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0012326 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Martina Wengenroth, Maria Blatow, Martin Bendszus, Peter Schneider |
| Abstract |
Individuals with the rare genetic disorder Williams-Beuren syndrome (WS) are known for their characteristic auditory phenotype including strong affinity to music and sounds. In this work we attempted to pinpoint a neural substrate for the characteristic musicality in WS individuals by studying the structure-function relationship of their auditory cortex. Since WS subjects had only minor musical training due to psychomotor constraints we hypothesized that any changes compared to the control group would reflect the contribution of genetic factors to auditory processing and musicality. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 71 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 17% |
| Researcher | 12 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 11% |
| Professor | 6 | 8% |
| Other | 16 | 21% |
| Unknown | 11 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 23 | 30% |
| Neuroscience | 12 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 8% |
| Linguistics | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 8 | 11% |
| Unknown | 16 | 21% |