Neuropsychological evidence for a dissociation in counting and subitizing

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Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 219-237

  Demeyere, Nele ^a   Lestou, Vaia ^a   Humphreys, Glyn W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Counting; Enumeration; Neuropsychology; Subitizing; Visuo spatial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CASE REPORT; COLOR; COMPREHENSION; COUNTING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; SPATIAL MEMORY; SUBITIZING; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ANOXIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; COLOR PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 77952908135     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: 14653656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13554790903405719     Document Type: Article

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