Dyslexia News

Neural mechanisms that underlie hyperlexia opp: of dyslexia

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:20:21 GMT

Georgetown University Medical Center researchers today published the first ever fMRI study of hyperlexia, a rare condition in which children with some degree of autism display extremely precocious reading skills.

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Adults with dyslexia can improve with phonics-based instruction

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:20:20 GMT

New research shows that phonics-based instruction can actually change brain activity in adults with dyslexia, resulting in significant improvements in reading.

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Scientists link gene to dyslexia

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:20:19 GMT

Discovery offers hope for treatment of dyslexia - A gene which is likely to be one of the causes of dyslexia in children has been discovered by researchers at Cardiff University.

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Promise for helping adults with dyslexia

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:20:19 GMT

Adults suffering from dyslexia can benefit from tutoring in processing words, and their brains show changes that indicate neural modifications due to the training, researchers have found.

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Dyslexia - Separate genes influence speed, accuracy in decoding written words

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:20:18 GMT

Researchers trying to tease out the genetic basis of dyslexia have discovered a location on chromosome 2 that may contain one or more genes that contribute to the reading disorder and make it difficult for people to rapidly pronounce pseudowords.

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Learning software developed by Rutgers-Newark scientist helps 450,000 students with reading

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:20:17 GMT

About 450, 000 children spread among 2, 700 public school districts in 25 states (USA) all have something in common: They've used educational Fast ForWord software products developed from research that began in the lab of Rutgers-Newark professor of neuroscience Paula Tallal.

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New insight into brain and speech promises help for learning disabilities

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:20:17 GMT

Learning disabilities such as dyslexia are believed to affect nearly one in 10 children. To better study them, a Northwestern University research team has developed a data-driven conceptual framework that links two well-established scientific concepts.

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Dyslexia redefined

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:20:16 GMT

The dyslexic brain may have a general problem forming perceptual categories, including the templates for printed letters and speech sounds, say USC neuroscientists.

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New evidence for roots of dyslexia, study

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:20:16 GMT

Addressing a persistent debate in the field of dyslexia research, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Southern California (USC) have disproved the popular theory that deficits in certain visual processes cause the spelling and reading woes commonly suffered by dyslexics.

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Novel discovery of 'DCDC2' gene associated with dyslexia

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:20:15 GMT

Pediatric researchers at Yale School of Medicine have identified a gene on human chromosome 6 called DCDC2, which is linked to dyslexia, a reading disability affecting millions of children and adults.

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