Trends in Neurosciences
Volume 24, Issue 9, 1 September 2001, Pages 515-516
OpinionDyslexia, development and the cerebellum
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Discussion by Nicolson et al. on commentaries by Ivry and Justus, and Zeffiro and Eden
We concluded our target article with four general points.
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A high proportion of dyslexic children show behavioural evidence of abnormal cerebellar function.
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In a neuroimaging study of dyslexic adults, there was evidence of abnormal function largely specific to the cerebellum, both for learning and in ‘automatic’ performance.
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The difficulties shown in skill automatization and in speech-related cognitive tasks are directly consistent with current conceptualizations of the role of the cerebellum.
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We
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