Selective Preservation of Exceptional Arithmetical Knowledge in a Demented Patient.

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Title: Selective Preservation of Exceptional Arithmetical Knowledge in a Demented Patient.
Language: English
Authors: Remond-Besuchet, C., Noel, M. -P, Seron, X.
Source: Mathematical Cognition. 1999 5(1):41-63.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 23
Publication Date: 1999
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computation, Mathematics Education, Neurological Impairments, Older Adults, Thinking Skills
ISSN: 1354-6791
Abstract: Reports on the performance of a demented elderly patient who, although he had impaired functions in several cognitive domains, showed exceptional calculating abilities superior to those of young adults. Addresses the problem of various mathematical dissociations at different levels. (Contains 30 references.) (Author/ASK)
Journal Code: CIJNOV2000
Entry Date: 2000
Accession Number: EJ607113
Database: ERIC
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