Do differences in brain activation challenge universal theories of dyslexia?

Brain and Language

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 341-343

  Ziegler, Johannes C ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Brain imaging; Chinese; Developmental dyslexia; fMRI; Language; Phonological deficit; Phonology; Reading

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DYSLEXIA; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PHONETICS; TEMPORAL LOBE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; COGNITION; DYSLEXIA; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHONETICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 33747874148     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: 10902155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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