Brain Correlates of Chinese Handwriting and Their Relation to Reading Development in Children: An fMRI Study

J Zhang, L Kang, J Li, Y Li, H Bi, Y Yang - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Handwriting plays an important role in written communication, reading, and academic
success. However, little is known about the neural correlates of handwriting in children …

Protracted neural development of dorsal motor systems during handwriting and the relation to early literacy skills

S Vinci-Booher, KH James - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Handwriting is a complex visual-motor skill that affects early reading development. A large
body of work has demonstrated that handwriting is supported by a widespread neural …

Functional brain networks underlying the interaction between central and peripheral processes involved in Chinese handwriting in children and adults

J Li, Y Liu, Y Wang, N Wang, Y Ji, T Wei… - Human Brain …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The neural mechanisms that support handwriting, an important mode of human
communication, are thought to be controlled by a central process (responsible for spelling) …

Dissociation of writing processes: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study on the neural substrates for the handwritten production of Chinese characters

J He, L Brehm, Q Zhang - Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 2022 - direct.mit.edu
Writing is an important way to communicate in everyday life because it can convey
information over time and space, but its neural substrates remain poorly known. Although …

The handwriting brain in middle childhood

S Palmis, JL Velay, M Habib, JL Anton… - Developmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
While the brain network supporting handwriting has previously been defined in adults, its
organization in children has never been investigated. We compared the handwriting network …

Functional brain networks underlying automatic and controlled handwriting in Chinese

J Li, L Hong, HY Bi, Y Yang - Brain and Language, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to identify the functional brain networks underlying the distinctions
between automatic and controlled handwriting in Chinese. Network-based analysis was …

The benefits of handwriting in the development of reading ability: A review of neuroimaging findings.

F Vlachos - Psychology: The Journal of the Hellenic Psychological …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Although reading and writing are often treated as two separate processes, the research data
of recent years suggest that these two functions seem to be interrelated and one depends on …

Brain activation and functional connectivity during Chinese writing: An fMRI study

Y Yang, Z Zuo, F Tam, SJ Graham, R Tao… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
How the brain processes writing in Chinese is largely unknown. Using functional magnetic
resonance imaging (fMRI) with kinematic recording, this study examined the brain activation …

Neuroimaging correlates of handwriting quality as children learn to read and write

P Gimenez, N Bugescu, JM Black… - Frontiers in human …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Reading and writing are related but separable processes that are crucial skills to possess in
modern society. The neurobiological basis of reading acquisition and development, which …

The brain basis of handwriting deficits in Chinese children with developmental dyslexia

Y Yang, Z Zuo, F Tam, SJ Graham, J Li… - Developmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abundant behavioral studies have demonstrated high comorbidity of reading and
handwriting difficulties in developmental dyslexia (DD), a neurological condition …