title: Preliminary Report on Neuroanatomical Differences Among Reading Disabled, Nonverbally Gifted, and Gifted-Reading Disabled College Students.
abstract: Regional comparisons (cortical surface area and thickness) were performed on a well described sample of adults with reading disability alone (RD), nonverbal giftedness alone (G), and reading disability and nonverbal giftedness combined (GRD). These anatomical results are considered in relation to behavioral and functional work previously reported on this sample. GRD-RD regional differences were found in both hemispheres and were more common than GRD-G differences. Regional differences were found in the temporal, parietal, occipital and frontal lobes. While these data are preliminary given the small sample sizes, they suggest future avenues of research on the neurodevelopment of atypical samples.
authors.affiliation: a Psychological Sciences , University of California , Merced , California.
authors.forename: Jeffrey W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Gilger
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychiatry , University of California , San Francisco , California.
authors.forename: Mollie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bayda
authors.affiliation: c Center for the Study of Learning , Georgetown University Medical Center , Washington , District of Columbia.
authors.forename: Olumide A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Olulade
authors.affiliation: a Psychological Sciences , University of California , Merced , California.
authors.forename: Meaghan N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Altman
authors.affiliation: d Department of Human Development and Family Studies , Texas Tech University , Lubbock , Texas.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Boyle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001931:Brain Mapping; D002648:Child; D002672:Child, Gifted / Q000523:psychology*; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D011932:Reading; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014706:Verbal Learning; D055815:Young Adult