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Section I. Basic Deficits in Dyslexia. Modularity of mind andphonological deficit (U. Frith, C. Frith). Magnocellular visual function andchildren's reading (P. Cornelissen). Pseudoword reading in dyslexia (M.Ingvar). Section II. Cortical Mechanisms and Language. Intraoperativeinvestigations of the neurobiology of reading (G.A. Ojemann). The putativerole of precise timing in cortical processing (W. Singer, A. Kreiter, P.Fries, S. Herculano, M. Volgushev, S. Neuenschwander). What words tell usabout the brain (M.E. Raichle). Dyschronic language-based learning disability(R. Llinas, U. Ribary, P. Tallal). A top-down model for language perceptionand language production (D.H. Ingvar). Section III. Perceptive Deficits.Temporal integration as an early predictor of speech and language development(A.A. Benasich). Amelioration of the acoustic reception and speech receptiondeficits underlying language-based learning impairments (M.M. Merzenich, S.Miller, W.M. Jenkins, G. Saunders, A. Protopapas, B. Peterson, P. Tallal).Section IV. Language Development. The development of language (P.K. Kuhl).Some remarks on Tallal's transform in the light of emergent phonology (F.Lacerda, B. Lindblom). The biology of speech: two theories (A.M. Liberman).Early developmental delay: problems for the theorist (J.L. Section V. MemoryFunctions. A continuity view of episodic memory impairment: illustrationsfrom Alzheimer's disease and major depression (L. Backman, B.J. Small).Neurocognitive processes of human memory (E. Tulving).