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Visuospatial bias in line bisection in Williams syndrome
A Saj1,2,3, J Heiz1, L Van Calster1
1Department of Psychology, Child Clinical Neuropsychology Unit, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Background:
Recently, a study using the subjective straight-ahead task showed that individuals with Williams syndrome (WS) present a bias in the representation of body perception. The aim of the present study is to examine the horizontal midline body representation in WS participants using the bisection line task, which is an important benchmark for an egocentric frame of reference.
Method:
Fifteen WS participants (mean age = 21.7 ± 9.5 years) were compared with two typical development control groups: one composed of 15 participants matched on chronological age and one composed of 15 children matched on mental age. The task consisted of dividing each line in a series of 18 lines into two equal halves by drawing a vertical mark with a pencil in the centre of the line.
Results:
Individuals with WS presented a significant leftward bias in comparison to mental age and chronological age groups.
Conclusions:
The leftward deviation in WS could be linked to the body representation bias and difficulties in the development of the egocentric reference system. An early detection of such deviation should help in the development of targeted interventions for WS individuals to improve visual-spatial skills and learning.
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