A brain system that appears to compensate for autism, OCD, and dyslexia

Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 17:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Individuals with five neurodevelopmental disorders -- autism spectrum disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Tourette syndrome, dyslexia, and Specific Language Impairment -- appear to compensate for dysfunction by relying on a single powerful and nimble system in the brain known as declarative memory.

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