The savant syndrome: A review;Das savant-syndrom: Eine übersicht

Zeitschrift fur Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 291-297

  Bölte, Sven ^a   Uhlig, Nora ^a   Poustka, Fritz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autism; Cognitive abilities; Idiot savant; Mentally retarded; Review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CALCULATION; COGNITION; DRAWING; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MEMORY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSIC; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; READING; SAVANT SYNDROME; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 0036388819     PISSN: 16163443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1026//1616-3443.31.4.291     Document Type: Article

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