Are the brain mechanisms of reading acquisition similar across writing systems? And do
similar brain anomalies underlie reading difficulties in alphabetic and ideographic reading …

This open access volume reveals the hidden power of the script we read in and how it
shapes and drives our minds, ways of thinking, and cultures. Expanding on the Linguistic …

Abundant behavioral studies have demonstrated high comorbidity of reading and
handwriting difficulties in developmental dyslexia (DD), a neurological condition …

In this chapter, the authors highlight advances in the study of skilled reading, from word
identification to comprehension, emphasizing language and writing system influences, the …

There is an ongoing debate about whether, and to what extent, males differ from females in
their language skills. In the case of handwriting, a composite language skill involving …

Emotion identification from text data has recently gained focus of the research community.
This has multiple utilities in an assortment of domains. Many times, the original text is written …

Numerous studies have investigated the neural correlates of reading in two languages.
However, reliable conclusions have not been established as to the relationship of the neural …

Previous studies have revealed that phonological processing of Chinese characters elicited
activation in the left prefrontal cortex, bilateral parietal cortex, and occipitotemporal regions …

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 …

Writing is an essential tool for human communication and involves multiple linguistic,
cognitive, and motor processes. Chinese, a logographic writing system, differs remarkably …