Abstract
Dyslexia is one of the most common learning disabilities, yet its brain basis and core causes are not yet fully understood. Neuroimaging methods, including structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion tensor imaging, and electrophysiology, have significantly contributed to knowledge about the neurobiology of dyslexia. Recent studies have discovered brain differences before formal instruction that likely encourage or discourage learning to read effectively, distinguished between brain differences that likely reflect the etiology of dyslexia versus brain differences that are the consequences of variation in reading experience, and identified distinct neural networks associated with specific psychological factors that are associated with dyslexia.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 73-78 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Current opinion in neurobiology |
Volume | 30 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 2015 |
Funding
This work was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (Grant #R01 HD067312 ). We thank Rachel Romeo for assistance with manuscript preparation.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience