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Extra-large letter spacing improves reading in dyslexia
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Zorzi, Marco Barbiero, Chiara Facoetti, Andrea Lonciari, Isabella Carrozzi, Marco Montico, Marcella Bravar, Laura George, Florence Pech-Georgel, Catherine Ziegler, Johannes C. Zorzi, Marco Barbiero, Chiara Facoetti, Andrea Lonciari, Isabella Carrozzi, Marco Montico, Marcella Bravar, Laura George, Florence Pech-Georgel, Catherine Ziegler, Johannes C. |
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Zorzi, Marco Barbiero, Chiara Facoetti, Andrea Lonciari, Isabella Carrozzi, Marco Montico, Marcella Bravar, Laura George, Florence Pech-Georgel, Catherine Ziegler, Johannes C. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Extra-large letter spacing improves reading in dyslexia Multidisciplinary |
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