Auditory and visual processing in children with dyslexia

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 330-355

  Wright, Craig M ^a,b   Conlon, Elizabeth G ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Understanding Minds   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY NERVE; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHILD; DYSLEXIA; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MOTION PERCEPTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; VERBAL LEARNING; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 68149091364     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87565640902801882     Document Type: Article

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