Reply To: "The Relationship Between Eye Movements and Reading Difficulties", Blythe, Kirkby & Liversedge

Overview

Journal Brain Sci

Publisher MDPI

Date 2018 Jun 6

PMID 29867068

Citations 3

Authors

John Stein

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Abstract

This is my response to the critique by Blythe et al. of my review 'What is Developmental Dyslexia?'. In this response, I provide greater detail about the evidence supporting the view that faulty eye movement control can cause dyslexics' visual reading difficulties and that impaired development of the visual magnocellular system may be the underlying cause.

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