Hyperlexia
Science News Online has an article about hyperlexia and the neurological aspects of reading. Hyperlexia is syndrome where children developed highly advanced reading skill but has social problems similar to autism. When conducting fMRI scans to examine the level of activity in the superior temporal cortex. This area is related to reading and not surprisingly hyperlexic children showed high levels of activity in that region.
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August 3rd, 2005
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