Implicit learning is intact in adult developmental dyslexic readers: Evidence from the serial reaction time task and artificial grammar learning

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 808-827

  Rüsseler, Jascha ^a   Gerth, Ivonne ^a   Münte, Thomas ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; GRAMMAR; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; MOTOR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; LANGUAGE TEST; MENTAL FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; READING; RECALL; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MENTAL PROCESSES; MENTAL RECALL; REACTION TIME; READING; REFERENCE VALUES; SERIAL LEARNING; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 33746295958     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390591001007     Document Type: Article

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