--- abstract: 'The foundation of these studies rests on epistemic assumptions, undefined terms, and uncontrolled variables, and without rigorous, systematic definitions of critical terms and control of variables, these studies are essentially arguments based on popular opinion. Other conclusions are therefore possible, and there is no compelling reason to view the images as demonstrating a cause of dyslexia. ' altloc: [] chapter: ~ commentary: ~ commref: ~ confdates: September 2002. conference: 'Alexander R. Luria and Psychology in the 21st Century, the 2nd International Conference in Commemoration of the Centenary of Alexander R. Luria' confloc: Moscow contact_email: ~ creators_id: [] creators_name: - family: Ferguson given: Jack honourific: Mr lineage: '' date: 2002 date_type: published datestamp: 2006-08-06 department: ~ dir: disk0/00/00/50/43 edit_lock_since: ~ edit_lock_until: ~ edit_lock_user: ~ editors_id: [] editors_name: [] eprint_status: archive eprintid: 5043 fileinfo: /style/images/fileicons/text_html.png;/5043/1/Dyslexia_and_Brain_Scansweb.htm full_text_status: public importid: ~ institution: ~ isbn: ~ ispublished: unpub issn: ~ item_issues_comment: [] item_issues_count: 0 item_issues_description: [] item_issues_id: [] item_issues_reported_by: [] item_issues_resolved_by: [] item_issues_status: [] item_issues_timestamp: [] item_issues_type: [] keywords: ~ lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:56:33 latitude: ~ longitude: ~ metadata_visibility: show note: ~ number: ~ pagerange: ~ pubdom: FALSE publication: ~ publisher: ~ refereed: FALSE referencetext: ~ relation_type: [] relation_uri: [] reportno: ~ rev_number: 8 series: ~ source: ~ status_changed: 2007-09-12 17:06:34 subjects: - brain-img succeeds: ~ suggestions: ~ sword_depositor: ~ sword_slug: ~ thesistype: ~ title: "Dyslexia and Brain Scans: A Critique of Experimental Design\n" type: confpaper userid: 3264 volume: ~