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·April 17, 2023·5 min read

Two Brain Networks Are Activated While Reading

Two distinct networks in the frontal and temporal lobes become activated and work in unison to integrate the meaning of words in order to obtain a higher-order and more complex meaning when reading.

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·November 17, 2022·7 min read

Not Every Young Reader’s Struggle Is the Same

Brain signatures and types of difficulties children of a lower socioeconomic status experience when it comes to reading are different from those children who struggle to read but are from a higher socioeconomic status.

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·June 24, 2022·5 min read

Study Argues Developmental Dyslexia Essential to Human Adaptive Success

Researchers argue those with dyslexia are specialized to explore the unknown. This explorative bias has an evolutionary basis that plays a crucial role in human survival.

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·February 24, 2022·5 min read

Assessing Connections in the Brain’s Reading Network

Neuroimaging reveals surprisingly few links between white matter structure and reading ability in children.

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·November 15, 2021·4 min read

Dyslexia Affects Children’s Visual Processing Beyond Just Reading

Visual processing speed is reduced in children with dyslexia, a new study finds.

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·October 8, 2021·4 min read

Charting Hidden Territory of the Human Brain

A new, non-invasive neuroimaging technique allowed researchers to investigate the visual sensory thalamus, a brain area associated with visual difficulties in dyslexia and other disorders.

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·August 30, 2021·3 min read

Brains Are Most Amenable to Reading Development in the First Two Years of Primary Education

The first two years of primary education are a critical point for the development of the brain's reading network in children, researchers say.

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·May 21, 2021·4 min read

‘Sounding It Out’ Not so Easy for Children With Dyslexia

Neuroimaging study reveals a biological deficit in some children with dyslexia that impairs phonological decoding.

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·March 19, 2021·5 min read

Difficulty Learning Nonsense Words May Indicate a Child’s High Risk of Dyslexia

Children at high risk for dyslexia have trouble learning new words after hearing them, a new study reports. Results show those at risk of dyslexia have border difficulties in processing language in the brain, which may account for why reading difficulties occur.

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·March 6, 2021·5 min read

How the Brain Reads Music: The Evidence for Musical Dyslexia

Identifying musical dyslexia could help explain why some musicians are proficient at reading musical scores, while others excel when it comes to playing by ear.

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·February 4, 2021·5 min read

New Book Helps Identify Risks of Reading Difficulties

A new book helps researchers screen for potential reading difficulties in young children.

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·December 1, 2020·5 min read

Children With Dyslexia Show Stronger Emotional Responses

Children with dyslexia show stronger emotional responses than their peers without the disorder. The higher emotional reactivity was correlated with stronger activation in the salience network of the brain, a system that supports self-awareness and emotion.

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dyslexia

Two Brain Networks Are Activated While Reading

Not Every Young Reader’s Struggle Is the Same

Study Argues Developmental Dyslexia Essential to Human Adaptive Success

Assessing Connections in the Brain’s Reading Network

Dyslexia Affects Children’s Visual Processing Beyond Just Reading

Charting Hidden Territory of the Human Brain

Brains Are Most Amenable to Reading Development in the First Two Years of Primary Education

‘Sounding It Out’ Not so Easy for Children With Dyslexia

Difficulty Learning Nonsense Words May Indicate a Child’s High Risk of Dyslexia

How the Brain Reads Music: The Evidence for Musical Dyslexia

New Book Helps Identify Risks of Reading Difficulties

Children With Dyslexia Show Stronger Emotional Responses

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