Different underlying neurocognitive deficits in developmental dyslexia: A comparative study

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 863-872

  Menghini, D ^a,b   Finzi, A ^a   Benassi, M ^c   Bolzani, R ^c   Facoetti, A ^d,e   Giovagnoli, S ^c   Ruffino, M ^d,e   Vicari, S ^a,b  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attention; Executive functions; Implicit learning; Phonological processing; Visual spatial processing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY SYSTEM FUNCTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHONETICS; READING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COGNITION; DYSLEXIA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEMANTICS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 76749086071     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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