Most people conceptualize dyslexia as an intellectual disorder, but that simply isn't the case. Although dyslexia is a struggle with reading, reading isn't all there is to our intelligence, just one component of our neurological profile. And as with most things in the brain, if one area is less reactive, chances are other areas are even more reactive. This week, we explore research into the emotional world of children with dyslexia with Drs. Virginia Sturm and Christa Watson, co-authors of a new paper examining how children with dyslexia process emotional stimuli and what this might mean socially for them. The findings might just surprise you.

The Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010945220304081

Dr. Virginia Sturm's Page: https://profiles.ucsf.edu/virginia.sturm

UCSF Clinical Affective Neuroscience Lab: https://canlab.ucsf.edu/

Dr. Christa Watson's Page: https://profiles.ucsf.edu/christa.watson

The UCSF Dyslexia Center: https://dyslexia.ucsf.edu/

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