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title: 'Video: Dyslexia and the brain'
description: How does the brain of a dyslexic child work differently? Watch this video to hear from a dyslexia expert.
slug: video-dyslexia-and-the-brain
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:07:20.439Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-dyslexia-and-the-brain
lang: en
---

# Video: Dyslexia and the brain

How is the dyslexic brain different? Hear from [dyslexia](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/what-is-dyslexia) expert Guinevere Eden on what parts of the brain are used for reading. And see how the brain changes when people with dyslexia learn to read fluently.

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