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Hyperactive auditory processing in Williams syndrome: Evidence from auditory evoked potentials.

Omer Zarchi^1,2,3, Chen Avni³, Josef Attias^2,4

¹Behavioral Neurogenetics Center, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.

Psychophysiology

|January 22, 2015

Summary

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Individuals with Williams syndrome (WS) exhibit heightened auditory sensitivity due to hyperactive central auditory processing. This hyperactivity, evidenced by increased brain responses, may impact cognitive development.

Keywords:

Auditory processing Evoked response potentials (ERP)Hyperacusis Williams syndrome

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Developmental Psychology
Genetics

Background:

Williams syndrome (WS) is a genetic disorder associated with hypersensitivity to auditory stimuli.
The neurophysiological basis of auditory hypersensitivity in WS remains poorly understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the neurophysiological underpinnings of auditory hypersensitivity in Williams syndrome.
To compare auditory brain responses between individuals with WS and typically developing controls.

Main Methods:

Event-related potentials (ERPs), specifically the P1-N1-P2 complex and mismatch negativity (MMN) response, were recorded in 18 participants with WS and 18 typically developing (TD) controls.
Auditory brain responses were analyzed for amplitude differences and age-related changes.

Main Results:

Participants with WS demonstrated significantly higher amplitudes for both the P1-N1-P2 complex and the MMN response compared to TD controls.
In TD participants, the P1-N1-P2 complex showed an age-dependent reduction, which was not observed in the WS group.
Higher P1-N1-P2 amplitudes in WS were correlated with lower verbal comprehension scores.

Conclusions:

Central auditory processing is hyperactive in individuals with Williams syndrome.
Aberrant auditory encoding and discrimination processes are suggested by increased auditory brain responses in WS.
Delayed or atypical auditory processing maturation in WS may influence the development of higher cognitive functions.