Psychologist Pamela Heaton on the areas of strength in children with Williams syndrome, how do they recognise emotions and how music can help them to improve various cognitive skills.
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'Several people researching in Williams syndrome have mentioned this affinity that people with Williams syndrome feel for music: they love to engage with music, they will spend a lot of their free time doing music, and when they do music, they're very very happy. So we can see that if we look at more broadly musical skills in Williams syndrome, we have to conclude that this is the really extraordinary feature at their musical profile.'
Pamela Heaton, Professor of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London
Music-induced Emotions: http://serious-science.org/music-induced-emotions-9423
Music and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: http://serious-science.org/music-and-neurodevelopmental-disorders-9617
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