Predicting dyslexia at 8 years of age using neonatal brain responses.
Auditory event-related potentials recorded at birth to speech and nonspeech syllables from six scalp electrodes discriminated between newborn infants who 8 years later would be characterized as dyslexic, poor, or normal readers. These findings indicate that reading problems can be identified and possible interventions undertaken up to 9 years earlier than is currently possible.
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Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, 40292-0001, USA. dmolfese@louisville.edu
D002648:Child; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests