Cross-modal integration in the brain is related to phonological awareness only in typical readers, not in those with reading difficulty

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue JUL, 2013, Pages

  McNorgan, Chris ^a   Randazzo Wagner, Melissa ^a   Booth, James R ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Audiovisual integration; Developmental disorder; Dyslexia; Functional MRI; Learning disability; Reading development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL INTEGRATION; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PHONEME; PHONETICS; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY EVALUATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 84933670575     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00388     Document Type: Article

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