TY - JOUR
T1 - Cognitive neuroscience of dyslexia
AU - D’mello, Anila M.
AU - Gabrieli, John D.E.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation (Division of Research on Learning Grant 164450 to John D. E. Gabrieli) and a Simons Center for the Social Brain Postdoctoral Fellowship to Anila M. D’Mello. The authors thank Sara Beach and Gigi Luk for helpful comments on this article.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
PY - 2018/10
Y1 - 2018/10
N2 - Purpose: This review summarizes what is known about the structural and functional brain bases of dyslexia. Method: We review the current literature on structural and functional brain differences in dyslexia. This includes evidence about differences in gray matter anatomy, white matter connectivity, and functional activations in response to print and language. We also summarize findings concerning brain plasticity in response to interventions. Results: We highlight evidence relating brain function and structure to instructional issues such as diagnosis and prognosis. We also highlight evidence about brain differences in early childhood, before formal reading instruction in school, which supports the importance of early identification and intervention. Conclusion: Neuroimaging studies of dyslexia reveal how the disorder is related to differences in structure and function in multiple neural circuits.
AB - Purpose: This review summarizes what is known about the structural and functional brain bases of dyslexia. Method: We review the current literature on structural and functional brain differences in dyslexia. This includes evidence about differences in gray matter anatomy, white matter connectivity, and functional activations in response to print and language. We also summarize findings concerning brain plasticity in response to interventions. Results: We highlight evidence relating brain function and structure to instructional issues such as diagnosis and prognosis. We also highlight evidence about brain differences in early childhood, before formal reading instruction in school, which supports the importance of early identification and intervention. Conclusion: Neuroimaging studies of dyslexia reveal how the disorder is related to differences in structure and function in multiple neural circuits.
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U2 - 10.1044/2018_LSHSS-DYSLC-18-0020
DO - 10.1044/2018_LSHSS-DYSLC-18-0020
M3 - Article
C2 - 30458541
AN - SCOPUS:85055523881
SN - 0161-1461
VL - 49
SP - 798
EP - 809
JO - Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools
JF - Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools
IS - 4
ER -