Theories of developmental dyslexia: Insights from a multiple case study of dyslexic adults

Brain

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 841-865

  Ramus, Franck ^a,d,f   Rosen, Stuart ^b   Dakin, Steven C ^c   Day, Brian L ^b   Castellote, Juan M ^b,e   White, Sarah ^a   Frith, Uta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^f PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Audition; Dyslexia; Magnocellular function; Motor control; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING DISORDER; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; THEORY; VISION; VISION TEST; BRAIN DISEASE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; LINGUISTICS; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; ARTICULATION DISORDERS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BRAIN DISEASES; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DYSLEXIA; HUMANS; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHONETICS; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0037378781     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awg076     Document Type: Article

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