Distinct Neural Specializations for Learning to Read Words and Name Objects

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2128-2154

  Taylor, J S H ^a,b   Rastle, Kathleen ^c   Davis, Matthew H ^a  

^a MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMIDE PEROXIDE; PEROXIDE; UREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BLOOD; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; NOMENCLATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; READING; RECALL; TIME FACTOR; VASCULARIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NAMES; PEROXIDES; REACTION TIME; READING; TIME FACTORS; UREA; VERBAL LEARNING; VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903627310     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00614     Document Type: Article

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