Holistic processing of Chinese characters in college students with dyslexia.

ABSTRACT: Expert face recognition has long been marked by holistic processing. Hence, due to the many visual properties shared between face perception and Chinese characters, it has been suggested that Chinese character recognition may induce stronger holistic processing in expert readers than in novices. However, there have been different viewpoints presented about Chinese character recognition, one of which suggests that expertise in this skill involved reduced holistic processing which may be modulated by writing experiences/performances. In this study we examined holistic processing in Chinese character recognition in adults with and without dyslexia, using the complete composite paradigm. Our results showed that the adults with dyslexia recognized Chinese characters with a stronger holistic pro

SUBMITTER: Tso RV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7820259 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature