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| Title | Culture plays a role in dyslexia |
| Body | Full article available at: http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2004/09/01/ hscout520983.html A new study reveals that cultural factors influence how dyslexia manifests itself by finding that the disorder affects the brains of Chinese and English speakers differently. "Our findings argue against a simple biological unit theory of dyslexia," said the study's corresponding author, Lihai Tan, a research fellow at the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health and associate professor of linguistics at the University of Hong Kong. "Dyslexia is part of culture." Gardner, A. Culture plays a role in dyslexia. http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/ health/feeds/hscout/2004/09/01/hscout520983.html (1 Sep. 2004). |
| Source | Forbes |
| Inputdate | 2004-10-15 12:51:00 |
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