Dyslexia also affects the ability to recognize voices

Although dyslexia is well known as a disorder that affects the development of typical reading ability, research from Dr. Tyler Perrachione (Principal Investigator of the Communication Neuroscience Research Laboratory at BU) and colleagues has revealed that individuals with dyslexia also have trouble learning to recognize voices compared to their peers with typical reading ability.  Learn more about this research from these sources:

• The New York Times: “Study sheds light on auditory role in dyslexia“
• BBC: “Dyslexia makes voices hard to discern“
• National Science Foundation: “Dissecting dyslexia: Linking reading to voice recognition“
• Listen to Prof. Perrachione discuss this research on the BBC radio program “Word of mouth“
• Read the original research report at the journal Science.