Evidence for cerebellar dysfunction in Chinese children with developmental dyslexia: an fMRI study

Y Yang, HY Bi, ZY Long, S Tao - International Journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Numerous studies reported that developmental dyslexia in alphabetic languages was
associated with a wide range of sensorimotor deficits, including balance, motor skill and time …

Anomalous cerebellar anatomy in Chinese children with dyslexia

YH Yang, Y Yang, BG Chen, YW Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The cerebellar deficit hypothesis for developmental dyslexia claims that cerebellar
dysfunction causes the failures in the acquisition of visuomotor skills and automatic reading …

Unilateral implicit motor learning deficit in developmental dyslexia

Y Yang, B Hong-Yan - International Journal of Psychology, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
It has been suggested that developmental dyslexia involves various literacy, sensory, motor
skill, and processing speed deficits. Some recent studies have shown that individuals with …

A quantitative magnetic resonance imaging analysis of the cerebellar deficit hypothesis of dyslexia

MY Kibby, JB Fancher, R Markanen… - Journal of child …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Recent evidence suggests that the primary source of dysfunction in dyslexia is the
cerebellum. To examine the cerebellar deficit hypothesis of dyslexia, 20 children with …

Developmental dyslexia: gray matter abnormalities in the occipitotemporal cortex

M Kronbichler, H Wimmer, W Staffen… - Human brain …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Functional neuroimaging studies have consistently demonstrated less activation of the left
occipitotemporal cortex in dyslexic readers. This region is considered critical for skilled …

Brain imaging findings in dyslexia

YF Sun, JS Lee, R Kirby - Pediatrics & Neonatology, 2010 - Elsevier
Dyslexia is a brain-based disorder that has been intensively studied in the Western world for
more than a century because of its social burden. However, affected individuals in Chinese …

The brain basis of handwriting deficits in Chinese children with developmental dyslexia

Y Yang, Z Zuo, F Tam, SJ Graham, J Li… - Developmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abundant behavioral studies have demonstrated high comorbidity of reading and
handwriting difficulties in developmental dyslexia (DD), a neurological condition …

Developmental dyslexia and widespread activation across the cerebellar hemispheres

H Baillieux, EJM Vandervliet, M Manto, PM Parizel… - Brain and language, 2009 - Elsevier
Developmental dyslexia is the most common learning disability in school-aged children with
an estimated incidence of five to ten percent. The cause and pathophysiological substrate of …

Cerebellar morphology in developmental dyslexia

C Rae, JA Harasty, TE Dzendrowskyj, JB Talcott… - Neuropsychologia, 2002 - Elsevier
Recent evidence has suggested cerebellar anomalies in developmental dyslexia. Therefore,
we investigated cerebellar morphology in subjects with documented reading disabilities. We …

Cerebellar function in children with and without dyslexia during single word processing

SM Ashburn, DL Flowers, EM Napoliello… - Human brain …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The cerebellar deficit hypothesis of dyslexia posits that dysfunction of the cerebellum is the
underlying cause for reading difficulties observed in this common learning disability. The …