Coherent motion, magnocellular sensitivity and the causation of dyslexia

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 185-190

  Skottun, Bernt C ^a   Skoyles, John R ^b,c  

^a Skottun Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Coherent motion; Dyslexia; Hemiplegia; Magnocellular; Schizophrenia; Vision; Williams' syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLEXIA; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; RELIABILITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

DYSLEXIA; HUMANS; MOTION PERCEPTION; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 36448943990     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450601041872     Document Type: Article

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