Developmental learning disorders: From generic interventions to individualized remediation

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue JAN, 2016, Pages

  Moreau, David ^a   Waldie, Karen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

ADHD; Cognitive remediation; Developmental learning disorders; Dyslexia; FMRI; Genetics; Neural correlates; Training interventions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958267791     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.02053     Document Type: Short Survey

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