The role of visuospatial attention in developmental dyslexia: Evidence from a rehabilitation study

Cognitive Brain Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 154-164

  Facoetti, Andrea ^a   Luisa Lorusso, Maria ^b   Paganoni, Pierluigi ^c   Umiltà, Carlo ^a   Gastone Mascetti, Gian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c Azienda Ospedaliera di Bergamo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; Inhibition process; Orienting; Rehabilitation; Spatial attention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; PERIPHERAL VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; REHABILITATION; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ATTENTION; CHILD; CUES; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPEECH THERAPY; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0037210293     PISSN: 09266410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-6410(02)00148-9     Document Type: Article

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