dr. mahone. sen. mikulski: i would like to .ntroduce dr. guenevere eden she is a nationally recognized expert. in one of the very first to use mris to better understand the neurological basis for dyslexia. she has been supported by nih and nsf and currently directs the center for the study of learning at georgetown and continues to investigate while she is actively involved in teaching graduate students and really investigating all the sensory processes related to reading and how these may be different individuals. mahone whoe dr. mark is a baltimore guy through and through, grew up in a neighborhood called dundalk which is very close to the one that i grew up in. he is a pediatric

dr. mahone? so my question to you is, here you are, you were a rough-and-tumble guy in the streets and neighborhoods and the streets became your friend and the streets became your teacher. what would have helped you to make a difference? >> i think, in my opinion, early detection would have definitely deterred the road that i had chose. like sid i said, my brother and my sister were excellent students. they both went off to college. if i had someone to put me in a program such as the school that senator bill cassidy and his wife has, i think i would have definitely -- if i -- you know, as i was walking from the hotel, i was telling a gentleman earlier, rhyme walking to the capitol and looking at this vast amount of property and these big buildings. i said, oh, my god, i could have been here. i could have been sitting where you are, had someone caught me early on. i always -- >> you're a louisiana guy. i would have been him. >> yeah, yeah. i don't want to take his job. but i always felt as though

dr. mahone? so my question to you is who you are. you are a rough-and-tumble guy in the streets and neighborhoods, and the streets became their friend and the streets became your teacher. what would have helped you win to make a difference a? >> i think in my opinion early detection would have definitely deterred the road i had chose. like i said my brother and my sister excellent students. they both went off to college. if i had someone to put me in a program such as the school that senator cassidy and his wife has, i think i would've definitely, as i was walking from the hotel, i was telling a gentleman earlier and i'm walking to the campus and looking at this vast amount of property and big buildings and i said i could have been here. i could've been sitting where you are had someone caught me early on. i always knew -- >> you are a louisiana guy. you could have been him. spent i don't want to take his job last night but i always felt as though i was someone. but it's they don't when i got to present a guy told how brilliant i was

dr. mahone. sen. mikulski: i would like to .ntroduce dr. guenevere eden she is a nationally recognized expert. in one of the very first to use mris to better understand the neurological basis for dyslexia. she has been supported by nih and nsf and currently directs the center for the study of learning at georgetown and continues to investigate while she is actively involved in teaching graduate students and really investigating all the sensory processes related to reading and how these may be different individuals. mahone whoe dr. mark is a baltimore guy through and through, grew up in a neighborhood called dundalk which is very close to the one that i grew up in. he is a pediatric neuropsychologist and he is the debt she is at the esteemed kennedy krieger institute in baltimore. ans is an 8 -- internationally recognized institute. it is designed to improve the with of children and those brain challenges. what dr. mahone does is he provides clinical services for young kids with development disorders, works with the training of psychologists