Developmental Dyslexia: Perceptual Aspects, Diagnosis, Brain-correlates, Remediation and Prevention.
Gadi Geiger, Nadine Gaab
Thu Jan 18, 10-04:00am, 46-3310, class is 10-12 and 2-4 pm
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 100 participants.
The first part will describe how dyslexics and typical readers differ in their visual and auditory perception. Based on these findings a diagnostic process and a regimen of practice for learning a new perceptual strategy for reading will be discussed. A study on the prevention of dyslexia will also be presented.
The second part will focus on the neural (brain) correlates of developmental dyslexia and will summarize findings from Electroencephalography (EEG), Magneto-encephalography (MEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Furthermore, the much-debated connection between musical training and literacy skills will be discussed
Contact: Gadi Geiger, 46-5155, x3-9646, gadi@AI.MIT.EDU
Sponsor: Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Latest update: 11-Dec-2006
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