Spatial representation [electronic resource] : from gene to mind /
by Landau, Barbara; Hoffman, James E.
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BookPublisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012Description: 1 online resource (xv, 375 p.).ISBN: 9780199979189 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Williams syndrome | Cognition disordersOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Despite our impression of a seamless spatial world, mature human spatial knowledge is composed of sub-systems, each specialized. This book uses the case of Williams syndrome to argue for specialization of function in both normal and unusual development. The evidence suggests a speculative hypothesis linking the genetic deficit to changes in the timing of emergence for different sub-systems.
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Despite our impression of a seamless spatial world, mature human spatial knowledge is composed of sub-systems, each specialized. This book uses the case of Williams syndrome to argue for specialization of function in both normal and unusual development. The evidence suggests a speculative hypothesis linking the genetic deficit to changes in the timing of emergence for different sub-systems.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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