When all hypotheses are right: a multifocal account of dyslexia.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_062B70CFAED5
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
When all hypotheses are right: a multifocal account of dyslexia.
Journal
Human Brain Mapping
Author(s)
Pernet C., Andersson J., Paulesu E., Demonet J.F.
ISSN
1097-0193 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1065-9471
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2009
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
30
Number
7
Pages
2278-2292
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal ArticlePublication Status: ppublish. PDF type: Research Article
Abstract
Many hypotheses have been proposed about the brain underpinnings of developmental dyslexia, but none of them accommodates the variable deficits observed. To address the issue of anatomical deficits in dyslexia; total and partial volumes, lateralization indices (LI), and local gray matter volumes (LGMV) were measured. Analyses were performed in large samples of control and dyslexic subjects, and in correlation with their performance on phonological, reading, and spelling tests. Results indicate an absence of net differences in terms of volumes but significant continuities and discontinuities between groups in their correlations between LI, LGMV, and performances. Structural connectivity also highlighted correlations between areas showing (dis)continuities between control and dyslexic subjects. Overall, our data put forward the idea of a multifocal brain abnormalities in dyslexia with a major implication of the left superior temporal gyrus, occipital-temporal cortices, and lateral/medial cerebellum, which could account for the diverse deficits predicted by the different theories.
Keywords
Adult, Analysis of Variance, Brain/pathology, Dyslexia/pathology, Dyslexia/psychology, Female, Humans, Language Tests, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Neural Pathways/pathology, Neuropsychological Tests, Organ Size, Phonetics, Reaction Time, Reading, Regression Analysis, Writing
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Web of science
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