What makes a prodigy?

Authors
Butterworth, B
Citation
B. Butterworth, What makes a prodigy?, NAT NEUROSC, 4(1), 2001, pp. 11-12
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
NATURE NEUROSCIENCE
ISSN journal
10976256 → ACNP
Volume
4
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
11 - 12
Database
ISI
SICI code
1097-6256(200101)4:1<11:WMAP>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
A PET study measures brain activity during calculation in a prodigy and non -experts. Unlike the controls, the prodigy showed activation in areas invol ved in episodic memory.