DYSLEXIA AND THE ECOLOGICAL BRAIN

Authors
Citation
Dj. Bakker, DYSLEXIA AND THE ECOLOGICAL BRAIN, Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section A, Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology, 16(5), 1994, pp. 734-743
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology, Clinical",Psychology,Neurosciences
ISSN journal
13803395
Volume
16
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
734 - 743
Database
ISI
SICI code
1380-3395(1994)16:5<734:DATEB>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Evidence is available to show that normal and disturbed reading is a b ilateral rather than an unilateral hemispheric affair. The primary sub servience of reading seems to shift from right to left during the deve lopment 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. How ever, it is apparent that there are questions that remain to be answer ed.