Human Voice Recognition Depends on Language Ability

Impaired phonological processing is characteristic of dyslexia and thought to be a basis for difficulty in learning to read. A recent study suggests that how people with dyslexia hear language may be more important than previously realized. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found that people with dyslexia have more trouble recognizing voices than those without dyslexia. Dr. Sally Shaywitz, a director of the Center for Dyslexia and Creativity at Yale University, said the study "demonstrates the centrality of spoken language in dyslexia — that it's not a problem in meaning, but in getting to the sounds of speech."

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