Discrepancy between musical ability and language skills in children with Williams syndrome

Children with Williams syndrome (WS) show a marked interest in music, a characteristic often explored in clinical settings. However, the actual musical abilities of patients with WS remain debatable due to some of the relevant data being derived from experimental tasks that require a verbal response, despite the known language impairments in WS. The present study aimed to examine musical ability in children with WS using a newly invented pitch discrimination task with minimal involvement of language and clarify its relationship with language skill.

Source: Brain and Development - January 12, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Yuzuki Kitamura, Yosuke Kita, Yasuko Okumura, Yoshimi Kaga, Hideyuki Okuzumi, Yuji Ishikawa, Miho Nakamura, Masumi Inagaki Tags: Original article Source Type: research