Does Letter-by-Letter Reading in Pure Alexia Reflect Seriality in Normal Reading?
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@MISC{Whitney_doesletter-by-letter,
author = {Carol Whitney},
title = {Does Letter-by-Letter Reading in Pure Alexia Reflect Seriality in Normal Reading?},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
Left occipitotemporal damage often yields pure alexia, which is characterized by an extreme length effect in reading single words. Based on the SERIOL model, I propose that the overt seriality displayed by pure alexics is necessary to replace the very rapid, automatic seriality normally produced by left occipitotemporal cortex. In supporting this account, I extend the SERIOL model to include the phonological route, make specific proposals as to the nature of hemispheric specializations in visual processing, and discuss the relationship between string processing and visual object recognition.
