Abrupt and ramped flicker-defined form shows evidence for a large magnocellular impairment in dyslexia

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2107-2113

  Laycock, Robin ^a   Crewther, David P ^b   Crewther, Sheila G ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Dyslexia; Flicker defined form; Magnocellular

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DYSLEXIA; DYSLEXIA; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAGNOCELLULAR DEFICIT; MAGNOCELLULAR SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; VISUAL THRESHOLD;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DYSLEXIA; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84862866002     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: 18733514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2012.05.012     Document Type: Article

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