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    Letter-by-letter (LBL) dyslexia involves impaired letter encoding, forcing sequential processing. Parallel letter analysis is hindered by noise, impacting word recognition, but orthographic neighbors can facilitate processing.

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    Area of Science:

    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Neuroscience
    • Linguistics

    Background:

    • Letter-by-letter (LBL) dyslexia is characterized by difficulties in word recognition.
    • The underlying mechanisms of LBL dyslexia, specifically sequential versus parallel letter processing, remain debated.
    • The influence of orthographic neighbors and letter confusability on word recognition in LBL dyslexia requires further investigation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the nature of letter processing (sequential vs. parallel) in LBL dyslexia.
    • To determine the role of orthographic neighbors (N size) and letter confusability in word recognition.
    • To examine whether the word length effect in LBL dyslexia is an artifact of uncontrolled N size.

    Main Methods:

    • Four experiments were conducted on a single patient (IH) with LBL dyslexia.
    • Experiments manipulated word length, N size (number of orthographic neighbors), and letter confusability.
    • Word naming times were measured to assess processing efficiency.

    Main Results:

    • A reduction in word naming times was observed with increased N size, but this effect was independent of word length.
    • The word length effect was not an artifact of N size.
    • Both word length and letter confusability independently affected word recognition, suggesting parallel processing.
    • High letter confusability impaired the facilitatory effect of N size.

    Conclusions:

    • LBL dyslexia involves an impairment in letter encoding, leading to excessive noise during parallel letter processing.
    • This noise interferes with lexical-orthographic activation, hindering overt word identification.
    • Sequential letter processing is adopted as a compensatory strategy in LBL dyslexia.