Fluent reading depends on a complex set of cognitive processes that must work together in
perfect concert. Rapid automatized naming (RAN) tasks provide insight into this system …

Dyslexia, a specific reading disability, is a common (up to 10% of children) and highly
heritable (~ 70%) neurodevelopmental disorder. Behavioral and molecular genetic …

" Brings together the cognitive, the cultural, and the neurological in an elegant, compelling
narrative. A revelatory work."--Oliver Sacks, MD The act of reading is so easily taken for …

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 …

Behavioral Genetics, Fifth Edition provides an engaging and clear overview of human and
animal behavioral genetics that is designed to introduce students in the behavioral …

Developmental dyslexia is an unexplained inability to acquire accurate or fluent reading that
affects approximately 5–17% of children. Dyslexia is associated with structural and …

Although ventral parietal cortex (VPC) activations can be found in a variety of cognitive
domains, these activations have been typically attributed to cognitive operations specific to …

Compared with notable successes in the genetics of basic sensory transduction, progress
on the genetics of higher level perception and cognition has been limited. We propose that …

Reading is essential in modern societies, but many children have dyslexia, a difficulty in
learning to read. Dyslexia often arises from impaired phonological awareness, the auditory …

Purpose This review summarizes what is known about the structural and functional brain
bases of dyslexia. Method We review the current literature on structural and functional brain …