Investigating the functional integrity of the dorsal visual pathway in autism and dyslexia

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2593-2596

  Pellicano, Elizabeth ^a,b   Gibson, Lisa Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Developmental disorders; Dorsal stream functioning; Dyslexia; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 44649189091     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

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