[Athen] New Research on the Physical Basis of Dyslexia

[Gaeir Dietrich]

Interesting new research on the physical basis of dyslexia. A link to the
full article and a brief summary can be found below.

http://futurity.org/health-medicine/structural-differences-in-dyslexic-brain
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Structural differences in dyslexic brain
VANDERBILT (US)-Children with dyslexia often struggle with reading, writing,
and spelling. A new study
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B8JH1-4WTRSH0-1&_u
ser=483663&_coverDate=06%2F30%2F2010&_rdoc=7&_fmt=high&_orig=browse&_srch=do
c-info(%23toc%2343685%232010%23999539993%231824736%23FLA%23display%23Volume)
&_cdi=43685&_sort=d&_docanchor=&_ct=16&_acct=C000022660&_version=1&_urlVersi
on=0&_userid=483663&md5=497a9f9f269cb1a6f3e29f7a8f5fd383>  suggests the
difficulties may be linked to structural differences in the part of their
brain known to play a role in oral language.
Using an emerging MRI technique, called diffusion tensor imaging (DTI),
researchers discovered the variations in an important bundle of white matter
in the left-hemisphere language network. Details are reported in the journal
Cortex.

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Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
High Tech Center Training Unit of the
California Community Colleges
De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
www.htctu.net
408-996-6043
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