Children with dyslexia often find it difficult to count the number of syllables in spoken words or to determine whether words rhyme. These subtle difficulties are seen across languages with different writing systems, and they indicate that the dyslexic brain has trouble processing the way that sounds in spoken language are structured. In a new […]
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EEG Study Illuminates Word Rotation In The Brain With Implications For Dyslexia
Human beings understand words reflected in a mirror without thinking about it, just like those written normally, at least in a few instants. Researchers from the Basque Centre on Cognition, Brain and Languages (Spain) have shown this in a study that could also help to increase our understanding of the phenomenon of dyslexia. The results […]
Distinct Brain Activity Pattern Signals The Ability To Compensate For Dyslexia
Brain scans of dyslexic adolescents who were later able to compensate for their dyslexia showed a distinct pattern of brain activity when compared to scans of adolescents who were unable to compensate, reported researchers funded in part by the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The study findings were published online in Proceedings of the National […]
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