An extraordinary memory: The case study of a musical prodigy

Intelligence

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 509-518

  Ruthsatz, Joanne ^a   Detterman, Douglas K ^b  

^a Notre Dame College   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intelligence; Memory; Prodigy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MUSIC; MUSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0141758375     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-2896(03)00050-3     Document Type: Article

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