Subcortical Abnormalities in Individuals with Language Disorders
Given the difficulties in language learning experienced by children with SLI, we might expect them to exhibit structural or functional differences in neurobiological learning circuits(Figure 2) depicts the connections between the MTL, striatum, and the cortex).A simple prediction based on their behavioural profile is that they should show abnormalities in the basal ganglia, but their hippocampi and medial temporal cortices will resemble those of age-matched controls .How ever, given that SLI and dyslexia are neurodevelopmental language disorders, we might expect the profiles of impairments to change during development.