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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-08-2007 | Original Paper

Beyond Perception: Musical Representation and On-line Processing in Autism

Auteurs: Pamela Heaton, Kerry Williams, Omar Cummins, Francesca G. E. Happé

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 7/2007

Abstract

Whilst findings from experimental studies suggest that perceptual mechanisms underpinning musical cognition are preserved or enhanced in autism, little is known about how higher-level, structural aspects of music are processed. Twenty participants with autism, together with age and intelligence matched controls, completed a musical priming task in which global and local musical contexts were manipulated. The results from the study revealed no between-group differences and showed that both global and local musical contexts influenced participants’ congruity judgements. The findings were interpreted within the context of studies showing weakened sensitivity to verbal/semantic information in autism.

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Titel: Beyond Perception: Musical Representation and On-line Processing in Autism
Auteurs: Pamela Heaton
Kerry Williams
Omar Cummins
Francesca G. E. Happé
Publicatiedatum: 01-08-2007
Uitgeverij: Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 7/2007
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0283-y

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