Illiterate to literate: behavioural and cerebral changes induced by reading acquisition
The acquisition of literacy transforms the human brain. By reviewing studies of illiterate
subjects, we propose specific hypotheses on how the functions of core brain systems are …
subjects, we propose specific hypotheses on how the functions of core brain systems are …
Cognitive control and right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex: reflexive reorienting, motor inhibition, and action updating
Delineating the functional organization of the prefrontal cortex is central to advancing
models of goal‐directed cognition. Considerable evidence indicates that specific forms of …
models of goal‐directed cognition. Considerable evidence indicates that specific forms of …
Reading in the brain of children and adults: A meta‐analysis of 40 functional magnetic resonance imaging studies
A Martin, M Schurz, M Kronbichler… - Human brain …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We used quantitative, coordinate‐based meta‐analysis to objectively synthesize age‐
related commonalities and differences in brain activation patterns reported in 40 functional …
related commonalities and differences in brain activation patterns reported in 40 functional …
Brain development during the preschool years
TT Brown, TL Jernigan - Neuropsychology review, 2012 - Springer
The preschool years represent a time of expansive mental growth, with the initial expression
of many psychological abilities that will continue to be refined into young adulthood …
of many psychological abilities that will continue to be refined into young adulthood …
Development of white matter and reading skills
JD Yeatman, RF Dougherty… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
White matter tissue properties are highly correlated with reading proficiency; we would like
to have a model that relates the dynamics of an individual's white matter development to …
to have a model that relates the dynamics of an individual's white matter development to …
An anatomical signature for literacy
Abstract Language is a uniquely human ability that evolved at some point in the roughly
6,000,000 years since human and chimpanzee lines diverged,. Even in the most …
6,000,000 years since human and chimpanzee lines diverged,. Even in the most …
Neuroanatomical correlates of phonological processing of Chinese characters and alphabetic words: A meta‐analysis
We used the activation likelihood estimation (ALE) method to quantitatively synthesize data
from 19 published brain mapping studies of phonological processing in reading, six with …
from 19 published brain mapping studies of phonological processing in reading, six with …
Development of neural systems for reading
BL Schlaggar, BD McCandliss - Annu. Rev. Neurosci., 2007 - annualreviews.org
Functional and structural neuroimaging studies of adult readers have provided a deeper
understanding of the neural basis of reading, yet such findings also elicit new questions …
understanding of the neural basis of reading, yet such findings also elicit new questions …
Sex differences in neural processing of language among children
Why females generally perform better on language tasks than males is unknown. Sex
differences were here identified in children (ages 9–15) across two linguistic tasks for words …
differences were here identified in children (ages 9–15) across two linguistic tasks for words …
Examining the central and peripheral processes of written word production through meta-analysis
Producing written words requires “central” cognitive processes (such as orthographic long-
term and working memory) as well as more peripheral processes responsible for generating …
term and working memory) as well as more peripheral processes responsible for generating …