Neurology of developmental dyslexia

Abstract

Developmental dyslexia has until recently been considered to belong solely in the domain of educational psychology. With the advent of better theories on language and reading, and better methods for assessing the structure and function of living human brains and for determining genetic transmission, dyslexia is now poised to become a focal concern of cognitive neuroscience and genetic research. Recent findings from neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neuropsychology, and genetics research are reviewed.