NIH R01 · 2025
Summary Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that emerges in early childhood and persists throughout adulthood. It is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders with an estimated prevalence of 7-8% which is nearly seven times more common than autism spectrum disorder. While people with DLD have significant difficulty learning, understanding and using spoken language, they also show impairments in other higher-order cognitive domains such as executive function, including working memory, which typically persist into adulthood. It is therefore critical to understand the brain mechanisms underlying DLD and how they relate to language and other…
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