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Brains compensating for dyslexia vs. brain of a typical reader
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Brains of adolescents who compensated for dyslexia had strong connections on the right side of the brain. When involved in rhyming tasks, the brains of youth who compensated for dyslexia showed increased activity in a brain area known as the inferior frontal gyrus. In contrast, brains of typically developing readers show increased activity on the left side of the brain when involved in rhyming.
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(Left) Brains of adolescents who compensated for dyslexia had strong connections on the right side of the brain, between a brain area that processes images and an area that stores images in long term memory. When involved in rhyming tasks, the brains of youth who compensated for dyslexia showed increased activity in a brain area known as the inferior frontal gyrus (center). In contrast, (right) brains of typically developing readers show increased activity on the left side of the brain when involved in rhyming.
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Brains compensating for dyslexia vs. brain of a typical reader