Dyslexia: The role of the cerebellum

Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 35-58

  Fawcett, Angela ^a   Nicolson, Rod ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Causal chain; Cerebellum; Dyslexia; Phonology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958258561     PISSN: 16995880     EISSN: 16962095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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