Unstable word form representations and greater reliance on right hemisphere during word learning in adults with a history of developmental language disorder
Anni Nora, Chang Yan, Veera Husa, Veera Wilkki, Marijn van Vliet, Elisabet Service, Riitta H. Salmelin
This study examines word learning in adults with developmental language disorder (DLD) and typically developing (TD) controls, finding reduced recall and increased confusion in DLD participants, along with altered hemispheric involvement in word form processing.
bioRxiv · Oct 23, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience