Grappling With Grammar: How The Brain Copes In Language Impaired Kids, UK

Researchers at UCL (University College London) have discovered that a system in the brain for processing grammar is impaired in some children with specific language impairment (SLI), but that these children compensate with a different brain area. The findings offer new hope for sufferers of SLI, which affects seven per cent of children and is a major cause of many not reaching their educational potential.

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Filed under: Pediatrics on March 15th, 2008