Learning orthography in adulthood: A magnetoencephalographic study

Journal of Neuropsychology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-30

  Castro Caldas, A ^a,b   Nunes, M V ^a,b   Maestu, F ^c   Ortiz, T ^c   Simoes, R ^a   Fernandes, R ^a   De La Guia, E ^c   Garcia, E ^c   Goncalves, M ^a  

^a Neurological Clinical Research Unit   (Portugal)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PORTUGAL   (Portugal)

^c Centro de Magnetoencefalografia Dr Pérez Mudrego   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; READING; TIME;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; READING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 64749098834     PISSN: 17486645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/174866408X289953     Document Type: Article

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