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Dr. Matthew H. Schneps Director, LVL (617) 495-7472
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| Science and Dyslexia | Do I Have Dyslexia? | |||
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What is Dyslexia? Dyslexia is a hereditary neurological disability marked by difficulties reading or spelling that are surprising given a person's competence in other areas. How Does Dyslexia Affect Abilities for Science? Many highly accomplished scientists perform very well in science despite reading impairments that in some cases are severe. For example, the Nobel laureate Baruj Benacerraf accomplished important discoveries in science despite severe impairments for reading. Could People with Dyslexia be Predisposed to Science? The Laboratory for Visual Learning at CfA is investigating a hypothesis that people with dyslexia, because of differences in neurology, may be predisposed to certain forms of visual processing that are useful in science. We are currently carrying out research to test this hypothesis, specifically looking at how dyslexia affects abilities of astronomers to analyze image-processed data. Learn more 
This research is supported by the National Science Foundation under NSF award HRD-0726032, Research in Disabilities Education (RDE) program. |
Do you find reading a chore? Do you find yourself unsure how to spell certain simple common words? Do you sometimes struggle to remember names? If so, you may have dyslexia. We Want to Hear From Scientists with Dyslexia Learn more | ||
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