Executive functions in developmental dyslexia

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue MAR, 2014, Pages

  Varvara, Pamela ^a,b   Varuzza, Cristiana ^a   Sorrentino, Anna C P ^a   Vicari, Stefano ^a   Menghini, Deny ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b LUMSA UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attention; Central executive system; Developmental disabilities; Phonological processing; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FLUENCY DISORDER; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; OSCILLATION; PHONEME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH SOUND DISORDER; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ACUITY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84896996434     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00120     Document Type: Article

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