News insights into social cognition in Williams syndrome from a comprehensive assessment and a virtual reality task.

ABSTRACT: Although the uneven neuropsychological profile of William Syndrome (WS) is well established, less is known about social perception and how profile characteristics may affect the ability to predict other's intentions, a main hallmark of social cognition. This study aimed at examining the neuropsychological profile, including social perception, of adolescents and adults with WS, and at verifying which neuropsychological outcome might account for their social prediction ability. Twenty-six individuals with WS were administered a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment, and a virtual reality scenario designed to assess social prediction in a dynamic, everyday life-like context. We found that social perception was a relative strength of the profile, although a dissociation emerged between i

SUBMITTER: Butti N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11564737 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature