2008
Paying attention to reading: The neurobiology of reading and dyslexia
Shaywitz SE, Shaywitz BA. Paying attention to reading: The neurobiology of reading and dyslexia. Development And Psychopathology 2008, 20: 1329-1349. PMID: 18838044, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579408000631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional mechanismsCognitive processesAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderNeurobiology of readingNeurobiology of dyslexiaFunctional magnetic resonance imagingTreatment of dyslexiaDisorders of attentionFunctional brain imagingPhonological codesDyslexic readersNeural signaturesHyperactivity disorderDyslexiaDyslexic studentsNeural systemsPotential adjunct treatmentBrain imagingEffective interventionsCompeting viewCausal roleNeurochemical mechanismsAutomatic readerNeurobiologyReading
1975
Reduced cerebrospinal fluid 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid and homovanillic acid in children with epilepsy.
SHAYWITZ B, COHEN D, BOWERS M. Reduced cerebrospinal fluid 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid and homovanillic acid in children with epilepsy. Neurology 1975, 25: 72-9. PMID: 803305, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.25.1.72.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrospinal fluid concentrationsHomovanillic acidControl groupProbenecid concentrationsFluid concentrationsCerebrospinal fluid folateCerebrospinal fluid cell countAmine metabolite concentrationsAnticonvulsant medicationBrain aminesGroup of childrenCerebrospinal fluidEpilepsyCell countAmine metabolitesMetabolite concentrationsSignificant differencesChildrenGroupS.E.M.Protein concentrationMedicationsProbenecidFindingsFolate