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Social cognition in Turner's Syndrome
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posted on 2010-03-01, 00:00 authored by A C Burnett, D C Reutens, Amanda WoodAmanda WoodTurner's Syndrome (TS), or X-monosomy, is a common chromosomal disorder in women, and provides a valuable paradigm to investigate genotypic contributions to social cognition. We review evidence suggesting that some facets of social cognition, particularly emotion recognition and gaze perception, are impaired in women with TS, despite the absence of a global social-processing impairment. Further, these deficits co-exist with neuroanatomical abnormalities of the amygdala and other regions implicated in social processing. A parallel is drawn between the non-verbal profile of sociocognitive dysfunction in TS and autism spectrum disorders, possibly underpinned by genomic imprinting effects. TS provides a unique opportunity to identify genetic, and particularly sex chromosome, influences on social cognition and behaviour.
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Journal of clinical neuroscienceVolume
17Issue
3Pagination
283 - 286Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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0967-5868Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2009, Published by Elsevier Ltd.Usage metrics
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