Some people doubt that the concept of developmental dyslexia (DD) is useful at all because
the phonological weaknesses seen in DD cannot be distinguished from those found in every …

“Is there a biology of intelligence which is characteristic of the normal human nervous
system?” Here we review 37 modern neuroimaging studies in an attempt to address this …

The Dyslexia Debate examines how we use the term" dyslexia" and questions its efficacy as
a diagnosis. While many believe that a diagnosis of dyslexia will shed light on a reader's …

A multiple case study was conducted in order to assess three leading theories of
developmental dyslexia:(i) the phonological theory,(ii) the magnocellular (auditory and …

The late 19th neurological concept of dyslexia had 3 crucial elements: selectively poor
reading, with unaffected other cognitive skills and a genetic background. The contemporary …

Investigations into the neuroanatomical bases of developmental dyslexia have now
spanned more than 40 years, starting with the post-mortem examination of a few individual …

Surprisingly, the problems faced by many dyslexic children are by no means confined to
reading and spelling. There appears to be a general impairment in the ability to perform …

Five to ten per cent of school-age children fail to learn to read in spite of normal intelligence,
adequate environment and educational opportunities. Thus defined, developmental dyslexia …

Developmental dyslexia, or specific reading disability, is a disorder in which children with
normal intelligence and sensory abilities show learning deficits for reading. Substantial …

Reading and phonological processing deficits have been the primary focus of neuroimaging
studies addressing the neurologic basis of developmental dyslexia, but to date there has …