The Dyslexic Are Heavily Affected by Outside Interferences

A paper published in the latest online issue of the peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE shows that exposure to background noises makes it very difficult for people suffering from dyslexia to read.

At least part of the condition is caused by the fact that individuals who have it are always exposed to at least some outside interference. Dyslexia is a condition in which the brain is incapable of processing graphic signals.

This makes it tremendously difficult for sufferers to read, write or learn math. At this point, researchers have no clear idea as to what causes the condition. Being unable to filter out excess background information – such as sound – may be one of the causes of the disorder.

The investigation that arrived at this conclusion was carried out on 37 undergraduate students, who were selected by a team of scientists at the University of Southern California, PsychCentral reports.