Reading abilities: Importance of visual-spatial attention

Current Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Gabrieli, John D E ^a,b   Norton, Elizabeth S ^a,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84860785287     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.03.041     Document Type: Short Survey

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