Reading and Alexia
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Reading and Alexia. / Starrfelt, Randi; Woodhead, Zoe.
Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience. ed. / Sergio Della Sala. Vol. 2 2. ed. Oxford : Elsevier, 2022. p. 520-531.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Reading and Alexia
AU - Starrfelt, Randi
AU - Woodhead, Zoe
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Alexia refers to an impairment in reading caused by injury to the brain in patients who could read normally before their brain injury. Alexia is most commonly observed following stroke, but may arise as a consequence of other brain disorders too. The reading impairment will have a different presentation depending on which parts of the brain are affected. Central alexias are reading impairments that are related to more widespread language problems, while peripheral alexia refers to reading impairment caused by perceptual or attentional deficits. The study of acquired reading disorders has been central in the development of cognitive models of the reading system. We present the main cognitive models of reading, and the central cognitive and clinical aspects of the main forms of alexia.
AB - Alexia refers to an impairment in reading caused by injury to the brain in patients who could read normally before their brain injury. Alexia is most commonly observed following stroke, but may arise as a consequence of other brain disorders too. The reading impairment will have a different presentation depending on which parts of the brain are affected. Central alexias are reading impairments that are related to more widespread language problems, while peripheral alexia refers to reading impairment caused by perceptual or attentional deficits. The study of acquired reading disorders has been central in the development of cognitive models of the reading system. We present the main cognitive models of reading, and the central cognitive and clinical aspects of the main forms of alexia.
KW - Alexia
KW - Agraphia
KW - Pure alexia
KW - Hemianopic alexia
KW - Deep alexia
KW - Peripheral alexia
KW - Central alexia
KW - Surface alexia
KW - Phonological alexia
KW - Neglect alexia
KW - Acquired dyslexia
U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-12-819641-0.00059-1
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-12-819641-0.00059-1
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 978-0-12-821636-1
VL - 2
SP - 520
EP - 531
BT - Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience
A2 - Della Sala, Sergio
PB - Elsevier
CY - Oxford
ER -
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