Tyler K. Perrachione|Stephanie N. Del Tufo|R. Winter|Jack Murtagh|Abigail Cyr|Patricia P. Chang|Kelly Halverson|Samik Ghosh|Joanna A. Christodoulou|John D. E. Gabrieli
Dysfunction of Rapid Neural Adaptation in Dyslexia
Massachusetts Institute of Technology|McGovern Institute for Brain Research|Massachusetts Institute of Technology|McGovern Institute for Brain Research|McGovern Institute for Brain Research|Massachusetts Institute of Technology|McGovern Institute for Brain Research|Massachusetts Institute of Technology|Massachusetts Institute of Technology|McGovern Institute for Brain Research|McGovern Institute for Brain Research|Massachusetts Institute of Technology|McGovern Institute for Brain Research|Massachusetts Institute of Technology|Massachusetts Institute of Technology|McGovern Institute for Brain Research|Massachusetts Institute of Technology|Massachusetts Institute of Technology|McGovern Institute for Brain Research
identification specific neurophysiological dysfunctions resulting selective reading difficulty dyslexia remained elusive addition impaired reading development individuals dyslexia frequently exhibit behavioral deficits perceptual adaptation assessed neurophysiological adaptation stimulus repetition adults children dyslexia wide variety stimuli spoken words written words visual objects faces every stimulus type individuals dyslexia exhibited significantly diminished neural adaptation compared controls stimulusspecific cortical areas better reading skills adults children dyslexia associated greater repetitioninduced neural adaptation results highlight dysfunction rapid neural adaptation core neurophysiological difference dyslexia may underlie impaired reading development reduced neurophysiological adaptation may relate prior reports reduced behavioral adaptation dyslexia may reveal difference brain functions ultimately results specific reading impairment