Visual Temporal Processing in Dyslexia and the Magnocellular Deficit Theory: The Need for Speed?

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1957-1975

  McLean, Gregor M T ^a   Stuart, Geoffrey W ^b   Coltheart, Veronika ^a   Castles, Anne ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; Magnocellular pathway; Temporal processing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTIONAL BLINK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REACTION TIME; READING; TIME; VISION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ATTENTIONAL BLINK; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REACTION TIME; READING; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 83055188642     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024668     Document Type: Article

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