Towards a genetics of semantics? False memories and semantic memory organization in Williams syndrome.

Williams syndrome (WS) is a rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorder caused by microdeletion of a critical region on chromosome 7q11.23. At the cognitive level, it is usually characterized by moderate intellectual disability and deficits in visuospatial skills, while showing relative strengths in verbal skills and nonverbal reasoning.

Analysis of Voice Quality in Children With Smith-Magenis Syndrome.

Unlabelled: The production of phonation involves very complex processes, linked to the physical, clinical, and emotional state of the speaker. Thus, in populations with neurological diseases, it is possible to find the imprint in the voice signal left by the deterioration of certain cortical areas or part of the neurocognitive mechanisms that are involved in speech. In previous works, the authors determined the relationship between the pathological characteristics of the voice of the speakers with Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) and a lower value in the cepstral peak prominence (CPP) with respect to normative speakers.

Acoustic Analysis of Phonation in Children With Smith-Magenis Syndrome.

Complex simultaneous neuropsychophysiological mechanisms are responsible for the processing of the information to be transmitted and for the neuromotor planning of the articulatory organs involved in speech. The nature of this set of mechanisms is closely linked to the clinical state of the subject. Thus, for example, in populations with neurodevelopmental deficits, these underlying neuropsychophysiological procedures are deficient and determine their phonation.