Dyslexia and the ecological brain
- 1 October 1994
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
- Vol. 16 (5) , 734-743
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01688639408402686
Abstract
Evidence is available to show that normal and disturbed reading is a bilateral rather than an unilateral hemispheric affair. The primary subservience of reading seems to shift from right to left during the development of the learning-to-read process. Since the brain is sensitive to enriched stimulation from the environment, hemisphere-tied dyslexia may be alleviated by selective or alluding stimulation of the right (L-dyslexia) or the left (P-dyslexia) cerebral hemisphere. In general, the results of experimental group and single-case investigations show the fruitfulness of these neuropsychological treatment procedures. However, it is apparent that there are questions that remain to be answered.Keywords
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