Do “Magnocellular Tasks” Measure “Magnocellular Function”?

Magnocellular deficit theories propose that certain cognitive disorders, such as developmental dyslexia, arise from a generalised deficit in the visual dorsal–magnocellular system and its auditory homologue. Psychophysical tasks requiring rapid temporal processing are often used to probe magnocellul...

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Main Authors: Patrick T Goodbourn, Jenny M Bosten, Ruth E Hogg, Gary Bargary, Adam J Lawrance-Owen, J D Mollon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-05-01
Series:i-Perception
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1068/id221