Symbolic and non symbolic numerical representation in adults with and without developmental dyscalculia

Behavioral and Brain Functions

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Furman, Tamar ^a   Rubinsten, Orly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSCALCULIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; STROOP TEST; SYMBOLISM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ATTENTION; DYSCALCULIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84870066450     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17449081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-9081-8-55     Document Type: Article

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