Clinical Trial: Impact of Motor Tasks and Lidocaine on Reading Unfamiliar Words in Adults With and Without Dyslexia
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Reading Disorders
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: How Related Are Speech Production and Reading? An Investigation of the Impact of Motor Tasks and Lidocaine on Reading Unfamiliar Words in Adults With and Without Dyslexia
Brief Summary:
Recent claims report that reading ability is partially dependent on speech production.While the evidence for this claim is compelling, it is not known to what extent, the speech production system contributes to successful reading performance in adult populations with dyslexia.One direct way to determine the influence of speech production feedback on reading performance is to measure reading performance in adults with dyslexia with an added motor component (i.e., sucking on a lollipop, holding a bite bar or numbing…
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