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.

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Harvard

Starrfelt, R & Woodhead, Z 2022, Reading and Alexia. in S Della Sala (ed.), Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience. 2 edn, vol. 2, Elsevier, Oxford, pp. 520-531. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819641-0.00059-1

APA

Starrfelt, R., & Woodhead, Z. (2022). Reading and Alexia. In S. Della Sala (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience (2 ed., Vol. 2, pp. 520-531). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819641-0.00059-1

Vancouver

Starrfelt R, Woodhead Z. Reading and Alexia. In Della Sala S, editor, Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience. 2 ed. Vol. 2. Oxford: Elsevier. 2022. p. 520-531 https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819641-0.00059-1

Author

Starrfelt, Randi ; Woodhead, Zoe. / Reading and Alexia. Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience. editor / Sergio Della Sala. Vol. 2 2. ed. Oxford : Elsevier, 2022. pp. 520-531

Bibtex

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