Tourettes brains are structured for greater, not lesser, cognitive motor control
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 03:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Contrary to intuition, people who suffer from the motor and vocal tics characteristic of Tourette syndrome actually perform behavioral tests of cognitive motor control more accurately and quickly than their typically developing peers do. According to a new study, that enhanced control arises from structural and functional changes in the brain that likely come about from the need to constantly suppress tics.