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This chapter provides an overview of the reading networks and their implications for our understanding of developmental dyslexia. In particular, it focuses on the sublexical lettersound conversion and the lexical direct visual-semantic routes for reading that rely greatly on accurate visual input. It proposes that the visual magnocellular system is crucial for this processing.

Original publication

DOI

10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195300369.003.0012

Type

Chapter

Book title

The Neural Basis of Reading

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

01/09/2010

Volume

9780195300369

Keywords

Developmental dyslexia, Letter-sound conversion, Reading networks, Visual magnocellular system