PROCESSING OF PALINDROMES IN NEGLECT DYSLEXIA

Authors
SHILLCOCK RC KELLY ML MONAGHAN P
Citation
Rc. Shillcock et al., PROCESSING OF PALINDROMES IN NEGLECT DYSLEXIA, NeuroReport, 9(13), 1998, pp. 3081-3083
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences
Journal title
NeuroReport → ACNP
ISSN journal
09594965
Volume
9
Issue
13
Year of publication
1998
Pages
3081 - 3083
Database
ISI
SICI code
0959-4965(1998)9:13<3081:POPIND>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
WE report an investigation into the processing of symmetrical lexical stimuli by a patient with moderate visual neglect. This subject's negl ect dyslexia was significantly less pronounced when presented with sym metrical lexical stimuli (palindromes) than with matched non-symmetric al words. We discuss the hypothesis that symmetry facilitates processi ng. NeuroReport 9: 3081-3083 (C) 1998 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.