Neuroplasticity-based cognitive and linguistic skills training improves reading and writing skills in college students

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue MAR, 2013, Pages

  Rogowsky, Beth A ^a   Papamichalis, Pericles ^a   Villa, Laura ^a   Heim, Sabine ^a   Tallal, Paula ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive skills training; Computer based instruction; Language; Neuroplasticity; Reading; Writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878812658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00137     Document Type: Article

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