Strong motion deficits in dyslexia associated with DCDC2 gene alteration

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 35, Issue 21, 2015, Pages 8059-8064

  Cicchini, Guido Marco ^a   Marino, Cecilia ^b,c,d   Mascheretti, Sara ^b   Perani, Daniela ^e   Morrone, Maria Concetta ^f,g  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE L INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EN SANTÉ MENTALE DE QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^e SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^g DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

DCDC2; Dyslexia; Magnocellular; Psychophysics; Visual motion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DCDC2 GENE; DYSLEXIA; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; MUTATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STIMULUS; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION LEARNING TEST; GENETICS; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

DCDC2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MALE; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MOTION PERCEPTION; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930260900     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5077-14.2015     Document Type: Article

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