Visual-spatial strength in dyslexia: Rapid discrimination of impossible figures

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 380-391

  Von Károlyi, Catya ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; VISUAL ILLUSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; ATTENTION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; RESEARCH SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0037781841     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002221940103400413     Document Type: Article

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