Instruction repairs brain connectivity in poor readers

Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 04:28 in Psychology & Sociology

Scientists have demonstrated that intensive remedial instruction can bring about a positive change in the brain connectivity of poor readers. The research, published by Cell Press in the December 10th issue of the journal Neuron, has intriguing implications for the therapeutic potential to improve information transfer in multiple neurological abnormalities that are believed to be related to deficits in anatomical connectivity...

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