Procedural learning is impaired in dyslexia: Evidence from a meta-analysis of serial reaction time studies

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3460-3476

  Lum, Jarrad A G ^a   Ullman, Michael T ^b   Conti Ramsden, Gina ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; Implicit learning; Meta analysis; Procedural learning; Serial reaction time; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATION; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; PROCEDURAL LEARNING; RESPONSE TIME; REVIEW; SERIAL REACTION TIME; SOCIOECONOMICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

DYSLEXIA; IMPLICIT LEARNING; META-ANALYSIS; PROCEDURAL LEARNING; SERIAL REACTION TIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; DYSLEXIA; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MEMORY; REACTION TIME; SERIAL LEARNING;

EID: 84882600569     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.07.017     Document Type: Review

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