CHYS 2P15 Lecture Notes - Brian Grazer, Grinch, Full-Court Press
25 Feb 2014
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Approximately 1-2 kids per class have a learning disability. Reading disabilities are associated with mri dysfunction in the superior temporal lobe fmri"s show us this data. Typical results from an fmri show weak activation patterns in the left hemisphere with strong activation in the right hemisphere. Number one theory for why this happens: cell migration: premature interruption of migration can lead to dyslexia. What causes this: comes back to the idea of genes and chromosomes, a mutation in dcdc2 (a gene in chromosome 6) is associated with a reading disability. Mutations: two types, germline mutations (hereditary, before fertilization, run in families, de novo (new) mutations, after fertilization. Children may have a susceptibility toward neurological dysfunction but high quality environments remain the most predictive variable of success. Essentially what we are doing is neural sculpting. Does it work: academically (environmentally) and neurologically. The importance of understanding the science of learning disabilities.
