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Problems in how people with dyslexia process the sounds they hear may be at the heart of this learning disorder, new research suggests.

The study findings, published in the Dec. 22 issue of the journalNeuron, may one day lead to better therapies for children and adults who are diagnosed with this common yet still ultimately mysterious condition.

And different people with dyslexia may have differences in brain-processing patterns, which could help distinguish subtypes of the disorder.

Dyslexia affects about 5 percent of school-aged children.

Although we “typically think of dyslexia as an impairment of reading or the printed word, previous research has suggested that there’s an auditory-processing component. . . It’s not just the printed word but also auditory,” said Dr. Andrew Adesman, who was not involved with the study but is familiar with the findings.

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