A new study by University of Oxford researchers has highlighted the fact that people with dyslexia have greater difficulty in switching their attention from seeing something to hearing something.
“Imagine you are having a conversation with someone when suddenly you hear your name uttered behind you,” explained Dr Vanessa Harrar from the university’s experimental psychology department.
“Your attention shifts from the person you are talking to – the visual – to the sound behind you. This is an example of a cross-sensory shift of attention. We found that shifting attention from visual to auditory stimuli is particularly difficult for people who have dyslexia.”
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