Current Theories About the Causes of Dyslexia Assume That the Difficulties

question 66

Multiple Choice

Current theories about the causes of dyslexia assume that the difficulties arise because of anomalies in brain development. Support for these theories include:

• A) children diagnosed with dyslexia showed faster neural processing in the areas of the brain that are specialized for language.
• B) children diagnosed with dyslexia showed more activation in the areas of the brain that are specialized for language.
• C) after intense language training, children diagnosed with dyslexia have brain activation patterns similar to those of normal readers.
• D) the brain activation patterns of children diagnosed with dyslexia does not change even after intense language training.

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