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First evidence of brain rewiring in children: Reading remediation positively alters brain tissue

December 10, 2009 by

Scientists have uncovered the first evidence that intensive instruction to improve reading skills in young children causes the brain to physically rewire itself, creating new white matter that improves communication within the brain.

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