Objective The study was designed to expand on the results of previous investigations on the
D-KEFS Stroop as a performance validity test (PVT), which produced diverging conclusions …

Evolution fuels interindividual variability in neuroplasticity, reflected in brain anatomy and
functional connectivity of the expanding neocortical regions subserving reading ability. Such …

The acquisition of letter–speech sound correspondences is a fundamental process
underlying reading development, one that could be influenced by several linguistic and …

Despite advances in its scientific understanding, dyslexia is still associated with rampant
public misconceptions. Here, we trace these misconceptions to the interaction between two …

Auditory selective attention forms an important foundation of children's learning by enabling
the prioritisation and encoding of relevant stimuli. It may also influence reading …

Background Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is commonly associated with
developmental dyslexia (DD), which are both prevalent and complicated pediatric …

Background Temporal processing deficits regarding audiovisual cross-modal stimuli could
affect children's speed and accuracy of decoding. Aim To investigate the characteristics of …

The diagnostic assessment in Dyslexia must be carried out in an interdisciplinary way,
prioritizing cognitive, phonoaudiological, psychopedagogical and biological aspects. In this …

Associations between language and executive functions (EFs) are well-established but
previous work has often focused more on EFs than on language. To further clarify the …

The main goals of this dissertation are to investigate the associations between language
and executive functions, including selective auditory attention, in Swedish children aged 4 …