sLORETA Source Localisation of Visual Mismatch Negativity in Dyslexic Children During Malay Orthographical Lexicon Stimulations

Background While there are studies on visual lexical processing in other languages among dyslexics, no studies were done in the Malay language. The origin of visual lexical processing might be different in the Malay language. We aimed to detect the source localisation of visual mismatch negativity...

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Main Authors: Siti Atiyah, Ali, Tahamina, Begum, Faruque, Reza, Nor Asyikin, Fadzil, Faiz, Mustafar
Format: Article
Language:en
Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2020
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45041/2/sLORETA%20Source%20Localisation%20-%20Copy.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45041/
http://www.mjms.usm.my/MJMSvol27no5.html
https://doi.org/10.21315/mjms2020.27.5.4
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Summary:Background While there are studies on visual lexical processing in other languages among dyslexics, no studies were done in the Malay language. The origin of visual lexical processing might be different in the Malay language. We aimed to detect the source localisation of visual mismatch negativity (vMMN) during Malay orthographic lexicon stimulations, employing an event-related potential (ERP) study. Methods Twelve dyslexic and twelve non-dyslexic children participated in this study. They pushed button ‘1’ when they saw real (meaningful) Malay words and button ‘2’ for pseudowords (meaningless). The source localisation of vMMN was performed in the grand average waveform by applying the standardised low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography (sLORETA) method using Net Station software. Results Left occipital (BA17) and left temporal (BA37) lobes were activated during real words in the non-dyslexic and dyslexic children, respectively. During pseudowords, BA18 and BA17 areas of the left occipital lobe were activated in the non-dyslexic and dyslexic children, separately. vMMN sources were found at the left temporal (BA37) and right frontal (BA11) lobes in non-dyslexic and dyslexic children, respectively. Conclusion Right frontal lobe is the decision-making area where vMMN source was found in dyslexic children. We concluded that dyslexic children required the decision-making area to detect Malay real and pseudowords.