Visual evoked potential evidence for magnocellular system deficit in dyslexia

Physiological Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-89

  Kubova Z ^a   Kuba, M ^a   Peregrin, J ^a   Novakova V ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Psychological and Pedagogical Centre   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

dyslexia; magnocellular system; motion; visual evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MALE;

CHILD; DYSLEXIA; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISION, MONOCULAR; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0029932711     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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