Reading a novel can physically change your brain
Researchers at Emory University studied the brains of college students the morning after they read assigned parts of a thriller novel and found that their brains had changed....
read moreDyslexics struggle because reading is a multiple component task...
Reading is a multiple component task causing difficulty for children with dyslexia. Compared to their non-dyslexic peers, children with dyslexia have trouble identifying strings of letters, programming eye movements and synchronizing speech output....
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 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 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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