A specific implicit sequence learning deficit as an underlying cause of dyslexia? Investigating the role of attention in implicit learning tasks

• Published in: Neuropsychology Vol. 31; no. 4; p. 371
• Main Authors: Staels, Eva, Van den Broeck, Wim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2017
• Subjects: Attention; Child; Cues; Dyslexia - psychology; Female; Humans; Learning; Learning Curve; Learning Disorders - psychology; Male; Neuropsychological Tests; Psychomotor Performance; Reaction Time

Recently, a general implicit sequence learning deficit was proposed as an underlying cause of dyslexia. This new hypothesis was investigated in the present study by including a number of methodological improvements, for example, the inclusion of appropriate control conditions. The second goal of the...