Asymmetries and eccentricities in studies of lateralised word recognition: A response to Nazir

Cognitive Neuropsychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-89

  Jordan, Timothy R ^a   Patching, Geoffrey R ^a   Thomas, Sharon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EYE FIXATION; EYE TRACKING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 0037293522     PISSN: 02643294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02643290244000202     Document Type: Review

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