Reading and the split fovea

Richard Shillcock*, Scott McDonald, Padraic Monaghan

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Abstract

We argue that models of reading should be based on anatomical reality, namely, the fact that both eyes are used in reading; and the observation that the human fovea is precisely vertically split, and projects each half of a fixated word to the contralateral hemisphere.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)503
Number of pages1
JournalBehavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume26
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2003
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
  • Physiology
  • Behavioral Neuroscience

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