Dyslexia: A Global Issue (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984)

Reading is cne of the highest farns of aa;ru:i. red oogni ti ve func- tioos. It cares as no sw:prise, therefore, that the study of reeding has attracted nmerous investigators who, in spite of their diverse background, have been notivated by cne ultimate goal --to understand how we read and how we learn to reed. A s\bstantial prQIX)rticn of these investigators have attenpted to gain knowled~ about the neuro- p:;ychological processes that 1mderlie the reading process by studying individuals who fail to acquire reading skill (developtental dyslexia) and individuals wOO aa;IUire a reading deficit as a result of brain pathology (alexia~ aa;IUired dyslexia). OVer the years, these two sources, using different tedmiqll3S and nethods, have yielded a good deal of infonration. Unfortunately, the enpirical findings that have been c:btained under these two circunstances have, to a lar~ extent, failed to influence the other. Bringing these two approaches (developtental dyslexia and aCXIUired alexia) t~ther, therefore, remains a top priority. With a view towards bringing these two disciplines together, the Scientific Affairs Divisioo of the North Atlantic Treaty Organi- zation (NAro) cwarded us a grant to ccnduct an Advanced Stuly Institute (ASI) in Maratea, Italy, from Octc:ber 10-22, 1982. '!his volure is the result of that Institute. The book is divided into four parts: developtental reading and spelling disorders, acquired alexia, diagnosis and reI'lEdiation, and research :inplications.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	NATO Science Series D:, 18
Release date:	November 2011
First published:	1984
Editors:	Rattihalli N. Malatesha • Harry Whitaker
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	599
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984
ISBN-13:	978-9400969315
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology
LSN:	9400969317
Barcode:	9789400969315

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