The Eckert Laboratory

Tag: dyslexia

  • How to Identify Reading Disability Profiles When There is Missing Behavioral Data

    How to Identify Reading Disability Profiles When There is Missing Behavioral Data

    Children with reading disability can demonstrate different behavioral patterns or different reading disability profiles. Characterizing these profiles could be important for understanding the reason(s) for reading disability.  Large samples sizes are often necessary for profile studies and for that reason researchers may try to pool data from many different research sites.  Unfortunately, there is often…

  • Gray Matter Predictors of Reading Disability

    As described in an eNeuro manuscript, we examined the consistency of gray matter findings from published reading disability studies and then attempted to replicate those findings in a relatively large multi-site dataset. This study was part of a larger project to establish methods for multi-site studies.  Orbitofrontal and superior temporal sulcus gray matter volume was…

  • Bilateral Perisylivan Syndrome Case with a Dyslexia Profile

    As part of our project to develop methods for multi-site studies, we unexpectedly received data collected from a child with Bilateral Perisylvian Syndrome (BPS).  This was unexpected for a dataset involving children with dyslexia because BPS often presents with epilepsy, mental retardation, and motor impairments.  This case did not exhibit these more severe phenotypes and…