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·June 9, 2016·5 min read

Predicting Concussion Outcome Using Advanced Imaging

Once a word is knows, sounding it out is unnecessary, a new study reports.

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·June 9, 2016·4 min read

One Area of Brain Sees Familiar Words as Pictures, Another Sounds Out Words

Once a word is knows, sounding it out is unnecessary, a new study reports.

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·April 11, 2016·4 min read

Using Eye Tracking to Study Linguistics

Researchers use eye tracking to examine the differences behind how English and bilingual speakers process nouns.

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·April 7, 2016·4 min read

Brain Reading: Brain Scans Show Activity During Normal Reading

Researchers have developed a new method to observe brain activity during natural reading.

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·April 1, 2016·5 min read

Even When Seizure Free, Children with Epilepsy Can Face Social Problems as Adults

A new study reports learning and behavioral difficulties during childhood can lead to social problems during adolescence for those with epilepsy, even when it is well controlled.

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·October 9, 2015·3 min read

Speech Processing Difficulties Could Be An Effect of Dyslexia, Not a Cause

Researchers discover learning complex auditory categories through procedural learning is impaired in dyslexia.

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·February 12, 2015·2 min read

A Brain System that Appears To Compensate for Autism, OCD, and Dyslexia

People with neurodevelopmental disorders such as ASD, OCD and dyslexia appear to compensate for dysfunction by relying on declarative memory.

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·November 26, 2014·6 min read

Researchers Identify Brain Regions That Encode Words, Grammar and Story

A new neuroimaging study identifies areas of the brain responsible for language processing.

The image shows letters on a board. There is an outline of a child writing letters, but getting most the wrong way round.

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·September 15, 2014·3 min read

Study First to Use Brain Scans to Forecast Early Reading Difficulties

Researchers use brain scans to predict how young children learn to read.

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·January 14, 2014·2 min read

In Dyslexia, Less Brain Tissue Not to Blame for Reading Difficulties

Researchers claim less gray matter in the brains of those with dyslexia is a consequence of poorer reading experiences and not the root cause of the disorder.