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Advancing Dyslexia Assessment in Children Through Computerized Testing

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Developmental dyslexia: dysfunction of a left hemisphere reading network.

Fabio Richlan¹

¹Department of Psychology, Center for Neurocognitive Research, University of Salzburg Salzburg, Austria.

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

|May 5, 2012

Summary

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Recent neuroimaging studies challenge the traditional view of dyslexia. Findings suggest a widespread left hemisphere reading network dysfunction, not just localized temporo-parietal deficits, in individuals with developmental dyslexia.

Keywords:

brain developmental dyslexia fMRI meta-analysis neuroimaging reading

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Developmental Disorders

Background:

Developmental dyslexia is a common learning disorder affecting reading acquisition.
The traditional neuroanatomical model implicates left temporo-parietal (TP) regions in phonological decoding deficits.

Purpose of the Study:

To review and integrate recent neuroimaging findings on functional brain abnormalities in dyslexia.
To evaluate the empirical support for the standard neuroanatomical model of dyslexia.

Main Methods:

Meta-analyses of existing studies.
Original neuroimaging research on dyslexic readers.

Main Results:

Limited empirical evidence supports the localization of dyslexia deficits solely in left temporo-parietal regions.
Recent evidence indicates a broader dysfunction within a left hemisphere reading network.

Conclusions:

The standard neuroanatomical model of dyslexia requires revision.
Dyslexia is associated with a network-level abnormality rather than a single localized deficit.