Developmental Dyslexia: Two Right Hemispheres and None Left.

Witelson, Sandra F.

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ERIC Number: EJ152231

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Publication Date: 1977

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Developmental Dyslexia: Two Right Hemispheres and None Left

Witelson, Sandra F.

Science, 195, 4275, 309-311, Jan 77

Research shows that persons with dyslexia may have bilateral neural involvement in spatial processing that interferes with the left hemisphere's processing of its own specialized functions. This results in deficient linguistic, sequential cognitive processing. (MLH)

Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Dyslexia, Neurolinguistics, Neurological Organization, Neurology, Psychological Studies, Reading Difficulty, Scientific Research

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