Visual attention in adults with developmental dyslexia: Evidence from manual reaction time and saccade latency

Cognitive Neuropsychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 260-278

  Judge, Jeannie ^a   Caravolas, Markéta ^a   Knox, Paul C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHONEME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; PHONETICS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REACTION TIME; SACCADES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34247862104     PISSN: 02643294     EISSN: 14640627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02643290601181791     Document Type: Article

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