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Developmental trajectory of number acuity reveals a severe impairment in developmental dyscalculia
- M. Piazza, A. Facoetti, A. N. Trussardi, I. Berteletti, M. Zorzi
- Psychology, Medicine
- Cognition
- 1 July 2010
Developmental dyscalculia is a learning disability that affects the acquisition of knowledge about numbers and arithmetic. It is widely assumed that numeracy is rooted on the "number sense", a core… Expand
Action Video Games Make Dyslexic Children Read Better
- Sandro Franceschini, S. Gori, M. Ruffino, S. Viola, M. Molteni, A. Facoetti
- Biology, Medicine
- Current Biology
- 18 March 2013
Learning to read is extremely difficult for about 10% of children; they are affected by a neurodevelopmental disorder called dyslexia [1, 2]. The neurocognitive causes of dyslexia are still hotly… Expand
Extra-large letter spacing improves reading in dyslexia
- M. Zorzi, C. Barbiero, +7 authors J. C. Ziegler
- Psychology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- 4 June 2012
Although the causes of dyslexia are still debated, all researchers agree that the main challenge is to find ways that allow a child with dyslexia to read more words in less time, because reading more… Expand
The gradient of visual attention in developmental dyslexia
- A. Facoetti, M. Molteni
- Psychology, Medicine
- Neuropsychologia
- 31 December 2001
This study investigated the gradient of visual attention in 21 children, 11 children with specific reading disorder (SRD) or dyslexia and 10 children with normal reading skills. We recorded reaction… Expand
A Causal Link between Visual Spatial Attention and Reading Acquisition
- Sandro Franceschini, S. Gori, M. Ruffino, Katia Pedrolli, A. Facoetti
- Biology, Medicine
- Current Biology
- 8 May 2012
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 neurodevelopmental… Expand
Multisensory Spatial Attention Deficits Are Predictive of Phonological Decoding Skills in Developmental Dyslexia
- A. Facoetti, A. N. Trussardi, +5 authors M. Zorzi
- Psychology, Computer Science
- Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
- 1 April 2010
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The relationship between visuo-spatial attention and nonword reading in developmental dyslexia
- A. Facoetti, M. Zorzi, +5 authors G. Mascetti
- Psychology, Medicine
- Cognitive neuropsychology
- 1 September 2006
Focused visuo-spatial attention was studied in 10 developmental dyslexic children with impaired nonword reading, 10 dyslexic children with intact nonword reading, and 12 normally reading children.… Expand
Automatic and voluntary focusing of attention
- M. Turatto, F. Benso, A. Facoetti, G. Galfano, Glan Gastone Mascetti, C. Umilta
- Psychology, Medicine
- Perception & psychophysics
- 1 July 2000
In this study, we investigate whether attentional focusing, like attentional orienting, comprises two independent mechanisms. We provide direct empirical evidence in favor of the existence of two… Expand
Auditory and visual automatic attention deficits in developmental dyslexia.
- A. Facoetti, M. Lorusso, +4 authors G. Mascetti
- Psychology, Medicine
- Brain research. Cognitive brain research
- 1 April 2003
Several studies have provided evidence for a phonological deficit in developmental dyslexia. However, recent studies provide evidence for a multimodal temporal processing deficit in dyslexia. In… Expand
Visual-Spatial Attention in Developmental Dyslexia
- A. Facoetti, P. Paganoni, M. Turatto, Valentina Marzola, G. Mascetti
- Psychology, Medicine
- Cortex
- 2000
Orienting and focusing of visual attention are two processes strictly involved in reading. They were studied in a group of dyslexic children and normal readers. Shifting of attention by both… Expand