This study was aimed at evaluating the spatial abilities in individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) by using an ecological large-scale task with multiple rewards. To evaluate the extent of spatial deficit in PWS individuals, we compare their performances with those of individuals with Williams Syndrome (WS) in which the spatial deficits have been widely described. Participants had to explore an open space to search nine rewards placed in buckets arranged according to three spatial configurations: a Cross, a 3×3 Matrix and a Cluster composed by three groups of three buckets each. PWS individuals exhibited an explorative deficit in Cluster and Cross configurations, while WS participants in Matrix and Cross configurations. The findings indicate that the structural affordances of the environment influence the explorative strategies and can be related to how spatial information is processed.
Explorative function in Prader-Willi syndrome analyzed through an ecological spatial task / Foti, FRANCESCA IRENE; Menghini, D; Petrosini, Laura; Vicari, S; Valerio, G; Orlandi, E; Crinò, A; Spera, S; DE BARTOLO, Paola; Mandolesi L., PMID: 25575283. - In: RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. - ISSN 0891-4222. - STAMPA. - 38:(2015), pp. 97-107. [10.1016/j.ridd.2014.11.022]
Explorative function in Prader-Willi syndrome analyzed through an ecological spatial task
FOTI, FRANCESCA IRENE;PETROSINI, Laura;DE BARTOLO, Paola;
2015
Abstract
This study was aimed at evaluating the spatial abilities in individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) by using an ecological large-scale task with multiple rewards. To evaluate the extent of spatial deficit in PWS individuals, we compare their performances with those of individuals with Williams Syndrome (WS) in which the spatial deficits have been widely described. Participants had to explore an open space to search nine rewards placed in buckets arranged according to three spatial configurations: a Cross, a 3×3 Matrix and a Cluster composed by three groups of three buckets each. PWS individuals exhibited an explorative deficit in Cluster and Cross configurations, while WS participants in Matrix and Cross configurations. The findings indicate that the structural affordances of the environment influence the explorative strategies and can be related to how spatial information is processed.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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