Dyslexia Research
We are looking for children and adults who are
- Age 16 – 49 with and without reading problems
- Right-handed
- Native English speakers
- No history of neurological problems
Please complete the questionnaire at
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/ReadingStudy
- Those who are eligible will provide a saliva sample for
genetic testing ($10 payment)
- Eligible participants may be asked to complete additional
behavioral tests and an MRI scan (up to $100 payment)
Exploring the neural markers of dyslexia and their
relationships to reading behavior
UCLL is involved with a dyslexia study on campus that is
funded by the National Institutes of Health. This interdisciplinary
project is lead by Thad Polk, an Associate Professor and Arthur F.
Thurnau Professor of Psychology and Electrical Engineering &
Computer Science. Holly Craig, Research Professor of Education and
Director of UCLL is a co-investigator. Other faculty from the
School of Education and the Psychiatry, Radiology, and Molecular
& Behavioral Neuroscience departments are also participating.
Developmental dyslexia is a learning disability that affects
reading and spelling from childhood into adulthood. The problem is
based in the brain and there are data that show that it is a
genetic disorder. However, the neural markers of dyslexia, the
signs of the disability which show up in neurological testing,
present a large variety of different patterns of disability
throughout the affected population. This project is exploring the
factors that surround neural markers of dyslexia. Subjects will be
asked to participate in cognitive and behavioral assessments,
reading evaluations, a genetic study, and a functional
neuro-imaging study.
