Atrocious speller can now blame their genetic make-up, after new research into dyslexia was published this week by Oxford University.
According to John Stein, Professor of Neuroscience at the Medical School, spelling, reading, or any form of activity associated with the written word foxes our brains because the skills are relatively recent, and human brains had to adapt quickly to them.
As opposed to linguistic ability, 30-40000 years old, the written word has only been around for around 5000. The study also labelled nutrition and proper sleep as major factors.
