Dyslexia and rapid visual processing: A commentary

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 666-673

  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

Dynamic stimuli; Dyslexia; Rate processing; Temporal processing; Vision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DECISION MAKING; DYSLEXIA; HUMAN; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME PERCEPTION; VISION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

AFTERIMAGE; ATTENTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DYSLEXIA; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MOTION PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 46849119801     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390701660273     Document Type: Article

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