Anormalidades cerebrales en sujetos disléxicos

Translated title of the contribution: Brain abnormalities in dyslexic subjects

Aníbal Puente, Virginia Jiménez, Alfredo Ardila

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    Abstract

    Since decades ago, significant research had been directed to pinpoint the biological foundations of dyslexia. Throughout history, several functional and morphological differences in dyslexics. brains have been reported. In this paper, the evidence about brain abnormalities in different structures associated with dyslexia is examined: planum temporale, parietal lobe, corpus callosum, cerebellum, insula and right hemisphere. Potential genetic factors involved in dyslexia are analyzed. It is emphasized that a defect in the phonological language processing may represent the core defect in dyslexia. It is concluded that dyslexia probably is not a discrete entity; most likely, it presents a continued gradation. Diversity in symptomatology and associated defects could be related with the involvement of different variables. Furthermore, the specific characteristics of the different writing systems could affect the apparent dyslexia frequency and its specific manifestations, as well as the likelihood to find brain abnormalities.

    Translated title of the contributionBrain abnormalities in dyslexic subjects
    Original languageSpanish
    Pages (from-to)27-45
    Number of pages19
    JournalRevista Latinoamericana de Psicologia
    Volume41
    Issue number1
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
    • General Psychology

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