Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychologyVisual Neuroscience·January 16, 2019·4 min readDifficulties with Audiovisual Processing Contributes to Childhood DyslexiaA new neuroimaging study reveals tasks that require audiovisual processing are extremely difficult for children with dyslexia. The findings could lead to new tests that help identify the disorder before children fall behind their peers.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 14, 2019·3 min readDiving Deeper Into Developmental DyslexiaA new study reveals men with dyslexia have altered structural connections between the thalamus and auditory cortex on the left side of the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 19, 2018·4 min readColored Filter Improves Dyslexic Children’s Reading SpeedUsing a green filter help to increase reading speed for children with dyslexia, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 28, 2018·4 min readNew Software Helps Analyze Writing DisabilitiesAccording to researchers, 10% of young children have trouble learning to write. EPFL researchers have developed new software that can analyze a child's writing disability and the cause with precision.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 26, 2018·5 min readLink Found Between Resilience to Dyslexia and Gray Matter in Frontal CortexResearchers report high density of neurons in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex play a significant role in resilient dyslexia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 16, 2018·6 min readHow Intensive Instruction Changes Brain Circuitry in Struggling ReadersEight weeks of specialized tutoring helps strengthen white matter connections in those with dyslexia, helping to improve reading performance, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 23, 2018·4 min readCulture Shapes the Brain: How Reading Changes the Way We ThinkA new study sheds light on how reading shapes our brain and can improve our memory. Those who are not practiced readers, researchers discovered, find it more difficult to distinguish how an object is oriented in space.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 18, 2018·4 min readLink Between Gene Variation and Language DiscoveredA new study reveals people whose native language contains many consonants carry a specific genetic variation that helps them to distinguish a wide range of sounds.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 29, 2018·5 min readLanguage is Learned in Brain Circuits that Predate HumansA new study reveals language is learned in brain systems that predate humans.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 11, 2017·3 min readInfant Brain Responses Predict Reading Speed During Later ChildhoodBrain responses from 6 month old infants with an inherited dyslexia risk differed from those without the risk factor and also predicted their reading ability later in childhood, a new study reveals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 31, 2017·4 min readDetecting Dyslexia Risks Before Learning to ReadA new study links auditory processing and a child's reading skill. Researchers hope their findings could provide an early diagnostic tool for dyslexia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 10, 2017·5 min readBelief in Neuromyths is Extremely CommonA new Frontiers in Psychology study reveals many teachers believe in common misconceptions about learning and the brain. Researchers say they are considering creating an online training scheme aimed at educators to help dispel such neuromyths.Read More