An analysis of calendar performance in two autistic calendar savants

Learning and Memory

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 533-538

  Kennedy, Daniel P ^a   Squire, Larry R ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COGNITION; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 34548327192     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: 15495485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.653607     Document Type: Article

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