Speed of Phonological and Orthographic Processing as Factors in Dyslexia: Electrophysiological Evidence

Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-206

  Breznitz, Zvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adults; Brain activity; Dyslexia; Electrophysiology; Event related potential; Orthographic processing; Phonological processing; Word reading

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DYSLEXIA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; READING; SPEECH DISORDER; TIME;

ADULT; ARTICULATION DISORDERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DYSLEXIA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; READING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0344197730     PISSN: 87567547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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