Bruce has problems hearing the difference between "ba, da, and pa." What is a neurological explanation for his dyslexia?
A. His word analyzer is overanalyzing the individual letters of a word.
B. He has defective neural wiring between the phoneme producer, word analyzer, and automatic detector.
C. Bruce has damage in the visual cortex.
D. Bruce has brain damage in the thalamus.
Answer: B
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