A recent study from Hong Kong has suggested that the language you speak (and wereraised to read) is linked to structural and functional brain differences.
In this study from Hong Kong Univeristy, English speakers with dyslexia were found to typically have functional abnormalities and less grey matter in posterior parts of the brain, where as Chinese speakers experiencing dyslexia were found to have functional and structural abnormalities in the left middle frontal region of the brain.
So, the same behavioral outcome may result from two very different biological basis. Or is it the demands of the language shape the brain differently for people who have the same cognitive profile? Either way, it's a case for UDL.
If you're interested: Dyslexia Differs by Language
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