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¹Beckman Institute, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States. fischerb@illinois.edu

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In acquired dysgraphia, a failure to activate graphemes causes letter perseveration errors. Some individuals may also experience perseverations due to a failure to inhibit deficits.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Linguistics

Background:

Perseverations, the repetition of elements from prior responses, are common in acquired deficits.
Understanding the underlying mechanisms of perseverations is crucial for treating acquired dysgraphia.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the roles of failure-to-activate and failure-to-inhibit deficits in producing letter perseveration errors in acquired dysgraphia.
To differentiate the contributions of these specific deficits in individuals with acquired dysgraphia.

Main Methods:

Performance analysis of 12 individuals diagnosed with acquired dysgraphia.
Examining the relationship between grapheme activation, inhibition processes, and letter perseveration errors.

Main Results:

Evidence suggests that a failure to activate correct graphemes for a target word leads to letter perseveration errors.
Findings indicate that, in a subset of individuals, a failure-to-inhibit deficit also contributes to perseveration errors.

Conclusions:

Failure to activate graphemes is a primary cause of letter perseverations in acquired dysgraphia.
Both failure-to-activate and failure-to-inhibit deficits can contribute to perseveration errors in acquired dysgraphia, highlighting the complexity of the condition.