Brain mechanisms in normal and dyslexic readers
Current Opinion in NeurobiologyPublished 1 April 2002
Elise Temple
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Dyslexics show a disruption in white matter connectivity between posterior and frontal regions, which gives continued support for a neurobiological etiology of developmental dyslexia.
Abstract
Developmental dyslexics, individuals with an unexplained difficulty reading, have been shown to have deficits in phonological processing -- the awareness of the sound structure of words -- and, in some cases, a more fundamental deficit in rapid auditory processing. In addition, dyslexics show a disruption in white matter connectivity between posterior and frontal regions. These results give continued support for a neurobiological etiology of developmental dyslexia. However, more research will be required to determine the possible causal relationships between these neurobiological disruptions and dyslexia.
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