Growing up stressed and poor affects brain function as an adult...
A childhood filled with chronic stress and poverty may cause problems with brain function – especially emotional problems — in adulthood....
read moreE-readers make reading easier for dyslexics
A team from the Smithsonian have found that when e-readers are programmed to only show a few words of text per line, some people with dyslexia can read the text faster, more easily and with greater comprehension....
read moreThe link between reading ability and brain structure
A new study looked at the link between reading ability and brain structure. Using MRIs, the researchers found that phonological decoding was associated with gray matter volume in the left superior parietal lobe; form-sound was associated with the hippocampus...
read moreKetamine (an anesthetic) can negatively impact children’s cognitive skills...
Often used as a pediatric anesthesia, Ketamine can adversely affect the brains of children under 3, especially if it’s a long surgery or multiple surgeries. Specifically, it harms learning and memory, as well as behavior....
read moreBreaking the Link Between Vision and Dyslexia
It took awhile for those rumors about vision problems being the cause of dyslexia to subside, but they’re finally being disproved. New research from Georgetown University Medical Center have published research showing the real cause of dyslexia....
read moreDyslexia or Specific Reading Comprehension Deficits?
It may not be dyslexia; it may be S-RCD. Unlike dyslexia, in which the reader confuses letters and struggles with sounding out words, with S-RCD (Specific Reading Comprehension Deficits), the child reads successfully but doesn’t comprehend the meaning of...
read moreWHITE PAPER: Remediation-Induced Changes in the White Matter of Poor Readers...
SUMMARY: Neuroimaging studies using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) have revealed regions of cerebral white matter with decreased microstructural organization (lower-fractional anisotropy or FA) among poor readers. We examined whether 100 hr of intensive remedial instruction affected the white matter...
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