Chapter 15 Cognitive processes underlying reading and writing and their neural substrates

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 88, Issue , 2008, Pages 311-322

  Hillis, Argye E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; READING; REVIEW; WRITING;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; HUMANS; READING; WRITING;

EID: 67649382709     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0072-9752(07)88015-8     Document Type: Review

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