Developmental dyslexia: specific phonological deficit or general sensorimotor dysfunction?
Dyslexia research now faces an intriguing paradox. It is becoming increasingly clear that a significant proportion of dyslexics present sensory and/or motor deficits; however, as this 'sensorimotor syndrome' is studied in greater detail, it is also becoming increasingly clear that sensory and motor deficits will ultimately play only a limited role in a causal explanation of specific reading disability.
Ramus
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Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives et Psycholinguistique (EHESS/ENS/CNRS), 54 boulevard Raspail, 75006, Paris, France. ramus@iscp.ehess.fr
D001184:Articulation Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001308:Auditory Perceptual Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014796:Visual Perception