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Research Article| Volume 11, ISSUE 1, P161-173, February 1993

Neuro Anatomic Basis of Developmental Dyslexia

  • Albert M. Galaburda
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    From the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0733-8619(18)30175-0
Neuro Anatomic Basis of Developmental Dyslexia
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      This article reviews the known neuroanatomic and neuropathologic bases of developmental dyslexia in the context of some of the functional deficits exhibited by affected individuals. Observations from autopsy brains and experimental animal models disclose problems with cerebral asymmetry, focal developmental disorders affecting the cerebral cortex, and abnormalities in the magnocellular pathway of the visual system.
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