1999
Normal planum temporale asymmetry in dyslexics with a magnocellular pathway deficit
Best M, Demb J. Normal planum temporale asymmetry in dyslexics with a magnocellular pathway deficit. Neuroreport 1999, 10: 607-612. PMID: 10208598, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199902250-00030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlanum temporalePT asymmetryPlanum temporale asymmetrySagittal magnetic resonance imagesMagnocellular visual pathwayMagnocellular deficitVisual pathwayAbnormal symmetryDifferent subtypesPathway deficitsMagnetic resonance imagesSubject groupsMagnocellular pathway deficitDyslexic subjectsResonance imagesDeficitsSubjectsHemispheric symmetryGroupAbnormalitiesSubtypes
1998
Psychophysical evidence for a magnocellular pathway deficit in dyslexia
Demb J, Boynton G, Best M, Heeger D. Psychophysical evidence for a magnocellular pathway deficit in dyslexia. Vision Research 1998, 38: 1555-1559. PMID: 9747491, DOI: 10.1016/s0042-6989(98)00075-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpeed discriminationPsychophysical performanceMagnocellular pathway deficitIndividual differencesPsychophysical evidenceMotion discriminationPsychophysical predictorsDyslexiaDetection taskMagnocellular pathwayPsychophysical thresholdsPathway deficitsContrast sensitivityDeficitsDiscriminationPathway integritySpeed thresholdTaskHypothesisPathway abnormalitiesPredictorsDetection thresholdPerformance