Evidence for a neuroanatomical difference within the olivo-cerebellar pathway of adults with dyslexia.

Cortex

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 529-539

  Finch, Andrew J ^a   Nicolson, Roderick I ^a   Fawcett, Angela J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell size; Cerebellum; Dyslexia; Inferior olive; Learning disability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL DENSITY; CELL SIZE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CEREBELLUM FLOCCULUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE NUCLEUS; DISSECTION; DYSLEXIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERIOR OLIVE; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; PURKINJE CELL;

EID: 0036758581     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70021-2     Document Type: Article

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