Subitizing and counting in typical and atypical development

Developmental Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 280-291

  Schleifer, Patrick ^a   Landerl, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DYSCALCULIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DYSCALCULIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; REACTION TIME; SACCADES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954568238     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2010.00976.x     Document Type: Article

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