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In the present study, we would like to introduce reading disabilities (RD) in Japanese children and several experiments, which might shed some light on the relationships between reading ability and hemisphere functions.
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Hatta, T., Hirose, T. (1995). Reading Disabilities in Japan: Implications from the Study of Hemisphere Functioning. In: Taylor, I., Olson, D.R. (eds) Scripts and Literacy. Neuropsychology and Cognition, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1162-1_15
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