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This study explores the relationship between attentional processing mediated by visual magnocellular (MC) processing and reading ability. Reading ability in a group of primary school children was compared to performance on a visual cued coherent motion detection task. The results showed that a brief spatial cue was more effective in drawing attention either away or towards a visual target in the group of readers ranked in the upper 25% of the sample compared to lower ranked readers. Regression analysis showed a significant relationship between attentional processing and reading when the effects of age and intellectual ability were removed. Results suggested a stronger relationship between visual attentional and non-word reading compared to irregular word reading.

Original publication

DOI

10.1097/00001756-200410050-00014

Type

Journal article

Journal

Neuroreport

Publication Date

05/10/2004

Volume

15

Pages

2215 - 2218

Keywords

Analysis of Variance, Attention, Child, Cues, Female, Humans, Male, Photic Stimulation, Reading, Regression Analysis, Space Perception, Visual Cortex