Lower?level associations in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome: Convergence between hyperbinding of stimulus and response features and procedural hyperfunctioning theories

Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) can be characterized by enhanced cognitive functions related to creating, modifying and maintaining connections between stimuli responses (S-R links). Specifically, two areas, procedural sequence learning and, as a novel finding, also event file binding, show converging evidence of hyperfunctioning in GTS. In this review, we describe how these considered mechanisms behind habitual behaviour, such tics Moreover, the presence both binding same disorder treated for their functional connections, even beyond Importantly though, argue that are not interchangeable: they have different time scales, sensitivities potential impairment action sequencing distinguishable contributions profile An integrated theoretical account hyperbinding hyperlearning GTS allows formulate predictions emergence, activation long-term persistence