Spatial Representation
| Author | : Barbara Landau |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 401 |
| Release | : 2012-10-18 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780195385373 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0195385373 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Download or read book Spatial Representation written by Barbara Landau and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-18 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite our impression of a seamless spatial world, mature human spatial knowledge is composed of sub-systems, each specialized. This book uses the case of Williams syndrome — a rare genetic deficit - to argue for specialization of function in both normal and unusual development. The evidence suggests a speculative hypothesis linking the genetic deficit to changes in the timing of emergence for different sub-systems. More broadly, the book shows the complexity of spatial cognition, its genetic correlates, and realization in the brain.
