Remedial Instruction Rewires Dyslexic Brains, Provides Lasting Results, Study Shows
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 - 12:35
in Psychology & Sociology
A new brain imaging study of dyslexic students and other poor readers shows that the brain can rewire itself and overcome reading deficits, if students are given 100 hours of intensive remedial instruction. The study shows that the remedial instruction resulted in a brain activity increase in cortical regions associated with reading, and that neural gains solidified further during the year following instruction.
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