Functional neuroimaging insights into the development of skilled reading

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-26

  Schlaggar, Bradley L ^a,b   Church, Jessica A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Development; FMRI; Phonology; Reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849084067     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01599.x     Document Type: Article

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