A sensorimotor representation impairment in dyslexic adults : A specific profile of comorbidy

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Sensorimotor disorders have been frequently reported in children and adults with dyslexia over the past 30 years. The present study aimed to determine the impact of sensorimotor comorbidity risks in dyslexia by investigating the functional links between phonological and sensorimotor representations in young dyslexic adults. Using 52 dyslexic participants and 58 normo-readers, we investigated whether the underlying phonological deficit, which is reported in the literature, was associated with a general impairment of sensorimotor representations of articulatory and bodily actions. Internal action representations were explored through motor imagery tasks, consisting of measuring and comparing the durations of performed or imagined actions chosen from their current repertoire of daily life activities. To detect sensorimotor deficits, all participants completed the extended version of the M-ABC 2, as a reference test. We found sensorimotor impairments in 27% of the young adult dyslexics, then considered as sensorimotor comorbid, as opposed to much less in the normo-reader group (5%). While motor slowdown, reflecting motor difficulty, was present in all dyslexic adults, motor imagery performance was impacted only in the specific dyslexic subgroup with sensorimotor impairments. Moreover, in contrast with slowness, only the comorbid subgroup showed an increased variability in execution durations. The present study highlights the importance of the quality of perception-action coupling, questions the relevance of investigating sensorimotor impairment profiles beyond phonological deficits and provides new arguments supporting the perspective of multiple deficits approaches in dyslexia.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:165

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Neuropsychologia - 165(2022) vom: 28. Jan., Seite 108134

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Marchetti, Rebecca [VerfasserIn]
Vaugoyeau, Marianne [VerfasserIn]
Colé, Pascale [VerfasserIn]
Assaiante, Christine [VerfasserIn]

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Dyslexic young adults
Internal representation of action
Journal Article
M-ABC2
Motor imagery tasks
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sensorimotor comorbidity

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Date Completed 02.03.2022

Date Revised 02.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.108134

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NLM334896886