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Comment
. 2021 Sep 30:44:e101.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X20001302.

A neurodevelopmental disorders perspective into music, social attention, and social bonding

Anna Kasdan  1 , Reyna L Gordon  1   2 , Miriam D Lense  1   2
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Comment

A neurodevelopmental disorders perspective into music, social attention, and social bonding

Anna Kasdan et al. Behav Brain Sci. .

Abstract

Our commentary addresses how two neurodevelopmental disorders, Williams syndrome and autism spectrum disorder, provide novel insights into the credible signaling and music and social bonding hypotheses presented in the two target articles. We suggest that these neurodevelopmental disorders, characterized by atypical social communication, allow us to test hypotheses about music, social bonding, and their underlying neurobiology.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Comment on

  • Music as a coevolved system for social bonding.
    Savage PE, Loui P, Tarr B, Schachner A, Glowacki L, Mithen S, Fitch WT. Savage PE, et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2020 Aug 20;44:e59. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X20000333. Behav Brain Sci. 2020. PMID: 32814608

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