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Tracing the brain’s reading network

The reading order dyslexia may reflect an inability of a brain area known as the angular gyrus to work in concert with regions involved in speech comprehension.

References:

Horwitz, B., J.M. Rumsey, and B.C. Donohue. 1998. Functional connectivity of the angular gyrus in normal reading and dyslexia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 95(July 21):8939.

Further Readings:

Bower, B. 1998. Dyslexia tied to disrupted brain network. Science News 153(March 7):150.

Sources:

Barry Horwitz
National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Aging
Building 10, Room 6C414
Mailstop code 1588
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892

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