Spatial memory and integration processes in congenital blindness

NeuroReport

Volumn 15, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 2787-2790

  Vecchi, Tomaso ^a   Tinti, Carla ^b   Cornoldi, Cesare ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blindness; Spatial memory; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL BLINDNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLINDNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 11244282053     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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