Brain imaging predicts future reading progress in children with dyslexia

Monday, December 20, 2010 - 15:31 in Psychology & Sociology

Brain scans of adolescents with dyslexia can be used to predict the future improvement of their reading skills with an accuracy rate of up to 90 percent, new research indicates. Advanced analyses of the brain activity images are significantly more accurate in driving predictions than standardized reading tests or any other measures of children's behavior.

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