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F Foti1, L Petrosini, D Cutuli

  • 1Department of Psychology, University Sapienza of Rome, Rome, Italy. francescafoti@yahoo.it

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Individuals with Williams syndrome (WS) show significant impairments in spatial exploration and cognitive map formation. This impacts their real-world spatial orientation and motion perception.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Williams syndrome (WS) is a genetic disorder associated with cognitive and behavioral differences.
  • Spatial function is crucial for real-world navigation and environmental interaction.
  • Previous research suggests potential spatial deficits in WS, but large-scale spatial task evaluations are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate spatial function in individuals with Williams syndrome (WS) using a large-scale task.
  • To compare the spatial abilities of WS participants with mental age-matched control children.
  • To investigate how different spatial configurations affect exploration strategies in WS.

Main Methods:

  • Participants with WS and typically developing (TD) controls completed a large-scale spatial exploration task.

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  • The task involved searching for rewards in buckets arranged in three configurations: cross, matrix, and cluster.
  • Performance was assessed based on time, errors, search efficiency, spatial span, revisits, perseveration, and explorative patterns.

    • Main Results:

    • WS individuals demonstrated significant impairments in efficient environmental exploration and cognitive map building compared to controls.
    • WS participants performed worse across all analyzed parameters, exhibiting longer task completion times, more errors, and reduced search efficiency.
    • Explorative patterns in WS were disorganized, with specific difficulties noted in the cross and matrix configurations, while chunking in the cluster configuration showed relative strength.

    Conclusions:

    • Deficits in spatial information processing are evident in individuals with WS, impacting their spatial orientation and motion perception in real-world contexts.
    • The findings suggest that neuro-anatomical alterations in WS contribute to marked impairments in spatial cognition.
    • Spatial exploration strategies are differentially affected by WS, highlighting the need for targeted interventions.