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[Developmental dyslexia].

A M Galaburda1, L Cestnick

  • 1Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA. agalabur@caregroup.harvard.edu

Revista De Neurologia
|February 25, 2003
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Developmental dyslexia, particularly the phonological type, is linked to difficulties in speech sound awareness and processing. Research reveals neurobiological underpinnings including brain malformations and thalamic changes affecting sound processing.

Area of Science:

  • Neurobiology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Cognitive Science

Context:

  • Developmental dyslexia is a common learning disorder with growing interest in its neurobiological and neurocognitive basis.
  • Research shifted from educational to neurobiological perspectives following discoveries of cortical neuronal migration disorders.

Purpose:

  • To explore the neurobiological and neurocognitive underpinnings of developmental dyslexia.
  • To differentiate between phonological and surface dyslexia and their characteristics.

Summary:

  • Phonological dyslexia, more common in English, involves difficulties with pseudowords due to impaired phonological awareness.
  • Associated deficits include problems processing rapid and slow sounds, visual pathway issues (magnocellular), abnormal brain activation, and focal cortical malformations.

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  • Thalamic neuronal changes, a consequence of cortical malformations, are implicated in sound processing deficits.

    • Impact:

    • Current neurobiological findings have not yet altered dyslexia treatments.
    • Future research aims to translate these discoveries into improved therapeutic strategies for developmental dyslexia.