Bill's Blog of Psychology

It's much easier to post news stories and things I read about to a blog, rather than post to my webpage or BlackBoard. This blog contains posts of interest to students from all of my classes.

Sunday, July 8, 2007

Not my syndrome

Williams syndrome — a genetic accident that causes cognitive deficits and a surplus of unguarded affability — is revealing much about what makes us social beings.
Posted by Dr William Ashton at 11:17 AM
Labels: brain

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