%A Franck Ramus
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%J Trends in Neurosciences
%T Neurobiology of dyslexia : A reinterpretation of the data
%X Theories of developmental dyslexia differ on how to best interpret the great variety of symptoms (linguistic, sensory, motor) observed in dyslexic individuals. One approach views dyslexia as a specific phonological deficit, which sometimes co-occurs with a more general sensorimotor syndrome. The present review of the neurobiology of dyslexia shows that neurobiological data are indeed consistent with this view, explaining both how a specific phonological deficit might arise, and why a sensorimotor syndrome should be significantly associated with it. This new conceptualisation of the aetiology of dyslexia may generalise to other neuro-developmental disorders, and may further explain heterogeneity within each disorder and co-morbidity between disorders.
%N 12
%K dyslexia, specific language impairment, sensory deficits, motor impairment, magnocellular dysfunction, ectopias
%P 720-726
%V 27
%D 2004
%L cogprints4524