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 readerNeurobiologyReadingThe Education of Dyslexic Children from Childhood to Young Adulthood
Shaywitz SE, Morris R, Shaywitz BA. The Education of Dyslexic Children from Childhood to Young Adulthood. Annual Review Of Psychology 2008, 59: 451-475. PMID: 18154503, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.59.103006.093633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWord-level readingUnderstanding of dyslexiaRecent neurobiological evidenceDevelopment of dyslexiaCognitive modelDyslexic childrenNeurobiological evidenceNeurobiological influencesDevelopmental courseDyslexiaDyslexic studentsLearning DisabilitiesPhonological theoryYoung adulthoodEarly gradesOlder studentsIntervention studiesInterventionEvidence-based approachReadingSuch accommodationFluencyCore conceptsStudentsComprehension
2007
Longitudinal Models of Developmental Dynamics Between Reading and Cognition From Childhood to Adolescence
Ferrer E, McArdle JJ, Shaywitz BA, Holahan JM, Marchione K, Shaywitz SE. Longitudinal Models of Developmental Dynamics Between Reading and Cognition From Childhood to Adolescence. Developmental Psychology 2007, 43: 1460-1473. PMID: 18020824, DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.43.6.1460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWechsler Intelligence ScaleDynamics of readingIntelligence ScaleWoodcock-Johnson PsychoConnecticut Longitudinal StudyLongitudinal dataEducational BatteryChildren's performanceReading subtestCognitionDynamic relationsLongitudinal studyVerbal scaleLongitudinal modelPerformance ScaleDevelopmental dynamicsPositive influenceReadingDynamic interrelationsAge rangeStronger magnitudeSubtestsComprehensionAdolescencePsychoA case of less than meets the eye
Shaywitz BA, Ferrer E, Shaywitz SE. A case of less than meets the eye. Annals Of Neurology 2007, 62: 109-111. PMID: 17539017, DOI: 10.1002/ana.21156.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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