Tag: dyslexia

Study suggests children with dyslexia show stronger emotional responses

From the University of California – San Francisco press release: Children diagnosed with dyslexia show greater emotional reactivity than children without dyslexia, according to a new collaborative study by UC… Read more »

Study suggests infant brain responses predict reading speed in secondary school

From the University of Jyväskylä press release: A study conducted at the Department of Psychology at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland and Jyväskylä Centre for Interdisciplinary Brain Research (CIBR) has… Read more »

How to detect the risk of dyslexia before learning to read

From the FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology press release: Almost 10% of the world population suffers dyslexia. Establishing an early diagnosis would allow the development of training programs… Read more »

Study suggests languages we speak may influence factors related to ability to read

From the FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology press release: The way bilingual people read is conditioned by the languages they speak. This is the main conclusion reached by… Read more »

Study suggests differences in visual function not a cause of dyslexia

From the Georgetown University Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: A new brain imaging study of dyslexia shows that differences in the visual system do not cause the disorder, but… Read more »

Study suggests gender differences in brain anatomy of dyslexia

From the press release via ScienceDaily: Using MRI, neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center found significant differences in brain anatomy when comparing men and women with dyslexia to their non-dyslexic… Read more »

Study suggests learning disabilities affect up to 10 percent of children

From the University College London press release via EurekAlert!: Up to 10 per cent of the population are affected by specific learning disabilities (SLDs), such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and autism,… Read more »