The current status of the magnocellular theory of developmental dyslexia

J Stein - Neuropsychologia, 2019 - Elsevier
Some people doubt that the concept of developmental dyslexia (DD) is useful at all because
the phonological weaknesses seen in DD cannot be distinguished from those found in every …

A vision of reading

J Grainger, S Dufau, JC Ziegler - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2016 - cell.com
Different fields of research within the cognitive sciences have investigated basic processes
in reading, but progress has been hampered by limited cross-fertilization. We propose a …

Action video games improve reading abilities and visual-to-auditory attentional shifting in English-speaking children with dyslexia

S Franceschini, P Trevisan, L Ronconi, S Bertoni… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Dyslexia is characterized by difficulties in learning to read and there is some evidence that
action video games (AVG), without any direct phonological or orthographic stimulation …

[ΒΙΒΛΙΟ][B] The student's guide to cognitive neuroscience

J Ward - 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
Reflecting recent changes in the way cognition and the brain are studied, this thoroughly
updated fourth edition of this bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive and student …

The co‐occurrence of neurodevelopmental problems in dyslexia

K Brimo, L Dinkler, C Gillberg, P Lichtenstein… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The primary aim of this study was to explore the overlaps between dyslexia and a range of
neurodevelopmental disorders and problems (NDPs), specifically symptoms of attention …

Towards a whole brain model of Perceptual Learning

M Maniglia, AR Seitz - Current opinion in behavioral sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Perceptual Learning research has identified numerous processes that change
with learning.•Identified mechanisms of Perceptual Learning are not mutually …

A different vision of dyslexia: Local precedence on global perception

S Franceschini, S Bertoni, T Gianesini, S Gori… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Individuals perceive the wor (l) d hierarchically. Firsty, the global visual scene is processed
by the right hemisphere, and later, the local features are perceived by the left hemisphere …

Action video game training improves text reading accuracy, rate and comprehension in children with dyslexia: a randomized controlled trial

JL Peters, SG Crewther, MJ Murphy, EL Bavin - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Dynamic visual attention training using Action Video Games (AVGs) is a promising
intervention for dyslexia. This study investigated the efficacy of 5 h (10× 30 min) of AVG …

Is excessive visual crowding causally linked to developmental dyslexia?

S Bertoni, S Franceschini, L Ronconi, S Gori… - Neuropsychologia, 2019 - Elsevier
For about 10% of children reading acquisition is extremely difficult because they are affected
by a heritable neurobiological disorder called developmental dyslexia (DD), mainly …