Interacting with a cluttered and dynamic environment requires making decisions about
visual information at relevant locations while ignoring irrelevant locations. Typical adults can …

Reading is a unique, cognitive human skill crucial to life in modern societies, but, for about
10% of the children, learning to read is extremely difficult. They are affected by a …

A growing body of research suggests that visual‐spatial attention is important for reading
achievement. However, few studies have been conducted in non‐alphabetic orthographies …

The present study investigated the nature of visual spatial attention deficits in adults with
developmental dyslexia, using a partial report task with five-letter, digit, and symbol strings …

Spatial attention performance was investigated in adults with dyslexia. Groups with and
without dyslexia completed literacy/phonological tasks as well as two spatial cueing tasks, in …

Traditionally, explanations of spatial cueing effects posit the operation of orienting
mechanisms that act to reposition the spatial locus of attention. This process is often viewed …

Dyslexia is characterised by poor reading ability. Its aetiology is probably multifactorial, with
abnormal visual processing playing an important role. Among adults with normal reading …

Reading is a highly complex process in which integrative neurocognitive functions are
required. Visual-spatial abilities play a pivotal role because of the multi-faceted visual …

The association between visual attention and reading development has been investigated
as a possible core causal deficit in dyslexia, in addition to phonological awareness. This …

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