News and research articles

The following is a list containing many of the most recent articles regarding Williams syndrome. Links are provided to those articles that exist online, and those available through the WSA are noted. For other articles, contact the author or publication for more information.

Article list

• Music Lights A Fire
• Williams Syndrome and the Brain
• Different Minds
• With a Song in Her Heart
• WS Kids Can Be Musical Virtuosos
• Music in Her Soul
• Rare Genetic Disorder May Provide Musical Talent Along with Problems
• An Exceptional Performance
• Excerpts by composer Dalit Warshaw, the Juilliard School
• Brain and Cognition
• Williams Syndrome: From Cognition to Gene
• Presentation Accentuates the Positive
• WSA Professional Conference abstracts

Music Lights A Fire [back to top]

Article transcript
by: David Scheiber
Publication: St. Petersburg Times
Summary: Feature article about WS Music Camp and musicality in Williams syndrome.

Williams Syndrome and the Brain [back to top]

Article transcript
by: H. Lenhoff, P Wang, F Greenberg and U. Bellugi
Publication: Scientific American magazine
Summary: This is an excellent explanation of Williams syndrome and a summary of research at the time.

Different Minds [back to top]

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by: Robert Finn
Publication: Discover Magazine
Summary: This article presents an interesting look at the beginning research into Williams syndrome. Note: This article was written prior to the discovery of the actual genetic problem, and prior to much of the music research. However, it outlines specifically some of the educational obstacles observed when trying to teach children with Williams syndrome.

With a Song in Her Heart [back to top]

Publication: San Diego Union Tribune, June 24, 1999

WS Kids Can Be Musical Virtuosos [back to top]

Publication: Toronto Star

Music in Her Soul [back to top]

Publication: Los Angeles Times, July 4, 1999

Rare Genetic Disorder May Provide Musical Talent Along with Problems [back to top]

Publication: Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, July 16,1998

An Exceptional Performance [back to top]

Publication: St. Petersburg Times, April 29, 2000

Excerpts by composer Dalit Warshaw, the Juilliard School [back to top]

Publication: The Juilliard Journal (Nov. 1996, pp. 10-11)
Summary: Deals with the musical gifts of Williams people

Brain and Cognition [back to top]

by: Ursula Bellugi and Paul P. Wang, Laboratory for Cognitive Neuroscience, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA
Publication: Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1996)

Williams Syndrome: From Cognition to Gene [back to top]

by: Bellugi, U. & Morris, C.A. (Eds.)
Publication: Williams Syndrome Association Professional Conference. Special Issue.

Presentation Accentuates the Positive [back to top]

Publication: Baltimore Sun, April 14, 1999

WSA Professional Conference abstracts [back to top]

Note: These materials are available directly from the WSA