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Dyslexia

Talk of two theories

Nature volume 412, pages 393–394 (2001)Cite this article

One possible reason why people with dyslexia have problems in learning to read is that some neuronal pathways involved in vision and hearing are damaged. That theory may need to be revised.

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Figure 1: The phonological and magnocellular explanations for dyslexia.

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  1. *The Fifth British Dyslexia Association International Conference, University of York, UK, 18–21 April 2001. http://www.bdainternationalconference.org/

    Sensory Bases of Reading and Language Disorders, University of Essex, UK, 27–30 May 2001. http://www.essex.ac.uk/psychology/symposium2001/

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