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Course Prerequisites:  

A basic working knowledge of neuropsychology and neuroanatomy.
    Course Description:  

This course will comprise two components. One will consist of a series of lectures that will cover the basic foundations of what we know about Williams syndrome from its genetic basis to its behavioral, cognitive, and social manifestations. Topics will include: Genetics, Neuroanatomy, Language, Visuospatial & Visuoconstructive Abilities, Social Behavior & Personality, Processing Faces & Other Emotional Stimuli, Theory of Mind, as well as Attention, Learning, & Memory. The rest of this course will follow a seminar format wherein recent journal articles complementing the day’s lecture topic will serve as the focus of discussion.


•Recommended Text:
Journey from Cognition to Brain to Gene: Perspectives from Williams Syndrome
Edited by Ursula Belugi & Marie St. George
The MIT Press (2001) ISBN0-262-52312-4

•Target Journal Articles for the Seminar Portion of the Class
In order to try to use the most recent findings as the topics of our discussions, the list of specific articles will be distributed to all members of the class approximately 3 weeks before the start of the institute. Copies of these articles will also be available at the institute.