Abilities within and across visual and verbal domains: How specific is their influence on creativity?

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 369-377

  Palmiero, Massimiliano ^a,b,c   Nakatani, Chie ^b   Raver, Daniel ^b,d   Belardinelli, Marta Olivetti ^a,c   Van Leeuwen, Cees ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c ECONA   (Italy)

^d ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78249238561     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400419.2010.523396     Document Type: Article

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