A literature review and new data supporting an interactive account of letter-by-letter reading

Cognitive Neuropsychology

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 7-51

  Behrmann, Marlene ^a   Plaut, David C ^a   Nelson, James ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0002172662     PISSN: 02643294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026432998381212     Document Type: Review

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