Study: Gene Contributes to Poor Speech Processing and Dyslexia

Saturday, July 9, 2016 - 09:31 in Health & Medicine

A new study led by UT Dallas researchers shows that a gene associated with dyslexia may interfere with the processing of speech, ultimately leading to reading problems that are characteristic of the disorder. While previous studies have tied the DCDC2 gene to dyslexia, Dr. Michael Kilgard, a neuroscientist at UT Dallas and one of the […]

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