The Dyslexia Homepage
- Designed as a project for the Behavioral Neuroscience class at Macalester College, taught by Professor Wiertelak.
- http://www.macalester.edu/psychology/whathap/UBNRP/Dyslexia/

Scientists identify dyslexia gene
- An international team of researchers say they have discovered a genetic basis for dyslexia (BBC report).
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/440261.stm

Dyslexia linked to nerve damage
- A scientist has claimed that the reading and writing disorder dyslexia is linked to damage to the brain's nerve cells, possibly caused by the mother's immune system in the womb.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/325537.stm

Birth test for dyslexia
- A simple test soon after birth could establish whether or not a child will grow up to be dyslexic, a study has found.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/424146.stm

Images of Dyslexia
- Dr. Guinevere Eden used a technique called functional magnetic resonance imaging to look at brain activities in men with dyslexia and in men with no known reading problems.
- http://science-education.nih.gov/nihHTML/ose/snapshots/multimedia/ritn/dyslexia/dyslexia1.html

Atypical Brain Activity Detected In People With Dyslexia
- Brain imaging studies at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) have revealed dramatic evidence of a deficit in the brain's visual system in people with dyslexia.
- http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/news/brain7_9_96.html

'Dyslexia: A Hundred Years On'
- Short 1996 article summarizing major developments in the field of dyslexia, by Maggie Snowling.
- http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/313/7065/1096

Brain Defect Underlies Reading Difficulties of Dyslexia
- A defect in a single part of the brain may underlie the reading difficulties of dyslexics, but intensive training can help them overcome their problems and allow them to read.
- http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1728.72612

Understanding Brain Function in Dyslexia
- Article about developmental dyslexia, a learning disability that specifically affects reading.
- http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/996630808.html

Immune Proteins Play Role in Brain Development and Remodeling
- Two immune proteins found in the brains of mice help the brain develop and may play key roles in triggering developmental disorders like dyslexia and neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's Disease, according to a Harvard Medical School study reporte
- http://www.hms.harvard.edu/news/releases/1200shatz.html