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Impaired processing of rapid stimulus sequences in dyslexia
Abstract
Apart from their reading difficulties, dyslexic subjects often suffer from a variety of subtle sensory and motor deficits. Whether these deficits have a causal relationship to the reading disorder, form additional risk factors, or are totally independent of the reading problem, is under vivid debate. In this article, we review the evidence and suggest that 'sluggish attentional shifting' (SAS) can account for the impaired processing of rapid stimulus sequences in dyslexia. Within this novel framework attention-related prolongation of input chunks is decisive for many small deficits found in dyslexic subjects.
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- Authors
- Hari, R., & Renvall, H.
- Affiliations
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Corresponding author
- Hari, Riitta
- Venue
- Trends in Cognitive Sciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2001-12
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 525-532
- ISSN
- 1364-6613 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2092362456
- Cited by
- 527
- References
- 79
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- FWCI
- 3.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Trends in Cognitive Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Sigrid Juséliuksen Säätiö
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Reading and Literacy Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Keywords
- dyslexia, attentional shift, sensorimotor deficits, reading disorders, attentional control
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