Directional motion contrast sensitivity in developmental dyslexia

Vision Research

Volumn 46, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 3291-3303

  Slaghuis, Walter L ^a   Ryan, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Developmental dyslexia; Directional sensitivity; Motion; Subgroups in dyslexia; Visual motion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DYSLEXIA; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SPELLING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; READING;

EID: 33746278671     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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