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New neurological research that uses an emerging MRI technique shows that the difficulties children with dyslexia often experience with written language may be linked to structural differences within an important bundle of white matter in the brain’s left-hemisphere language network, known to play a role in oral language. “It brings us a little bit closer to understanding how dyslexia happens,” says Sheryl Rimrodt. (Credit: iStockphoto)
VANDERBILT (US)—Children with dyslexia often struggle with reading, writing, and spelling. A new study suggests the difficulties may be linked to structural differences in the part of their brain known to play a role in oral language. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Dec 14, 2009 13:45 - 1 Comment
Kids with rewired brains read better
CARNEGIE MELLON (US)—Intensive instruction to improve reading skills in young children actually causes the brain to physically rewire itself, creating new white matter that improves communication within the brain. (more…)
