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Description: This study presents the first account of a connectivity deficit in the left uncinate fasciculus in developmental dyslexia. In particular, this connectivity deficit only appears in dyslexic boys but not in dyslexic girls, providing first-hand evidence for differential gender effects for the connectivity deficit in developmental dyslexia. We also show, for the first time, that the connectivity of the left uncinate fasciculus accounts for individual differences in visual attention span in dyslexic children, expanding the current understanding of the function of the uncinate fasciculus.