A working memory deficit among dyslexic readers with no phonological impairment as measured using the n-back task: an fNIR study.

Data indicated that dyslexic individuals exhibited difficulties on tasks involving Working Memory (WM). Previous studies have suggested that these deficits stem from impaired processing in the Phonological Loop (PL). The PL impairment was connected to poor phonological processing. However, recent da...

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Main Authors: Itamar Sela, Meltem Izzetoglu, Kurtulus Izzetoglu, Banu Onaral
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3496727?pdf=render