ERP abnormalities of illusory contour perception in Williams syndrome
| Autor: | Julia Grant, Michelle de Haan, Gergely Csibra, Hanife Halit, Annette Karmiloff-Smith, Mark H. Johnson, Sarah Grice |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Male Williams Syndrome Visual perception genetic structures Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Illusion Random Allocation Discrimination Psychological Form perception Perception Illusory contours medicine Reaction Time Humans media_common Neural correlates of consciousness Analysis of Variance Brain Mapping Optical illusion General Neuroscience Electroencephalography Middle Aged medicine.disease Illusions Temporal Lobe Form Perception Case-Control Studies Evoked Potentials Visual Female Williams syndrome Occipital Lobe Psychology Photic Stimulation Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | Neuroreport. 14(14) |
| ISSN: | 0959-4965 |
| Popis: | Williams syndrome is a genetic disorder in which visuo-spatial performance is poor. Theorists have claimed that the deficit lies in high-level processing, leaving low-level visual processes intact. We investigated this claim by examining an aspect of low-level processing, perceptual completion, i.e. the ability of this clinical group to perceive illusory Kanizsa squares. We then used event-related potentials to examine neural correlates of perceptual completion. While participants were able to perceive illusory contours, the neural correlates of this apparently normal perception were different from controls. Such differences in low-level visual processes may significantly impact on the development of higher-level visual processes. We conclude that, contrary to earlier claims, there is atypical neural processing during low-level visual perception in Williams syndrome. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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