The right hemispheric lateralization of face recognition, which is well documented and
appears to be specific to the human species, remains a scientific mystery. According to a …

High-level visual areas in ventral temporal cortex (VTC) support recognition of important
categories, such as faces and words. Word-selective regions are left lateralized and emerge …

Reading is a learned skill crucial for educational attainment. Children from families of lower
socioeconomic status (SES) tend to have poorer reading performance and this gap widens …

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

Abstract The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends limits on digital media use
(“screen time”), citing cognitive-behavioral risks. Media use in early childhood is ubiquitous …

Dyslexia is a common neurobiological disorder in which a child fails to acquire typical word
reading skills despite adequate opportunity and intelligence. The visual word form area …

Learning to read alphabetic languages starts with learning letter–speech-sound
associations. How this process changes brain function during development is still largely …

The visual word form area (VWFA) in the left ventral occipito-temporal (vOT) cortex is key to
fluent reading in children and adults. Diminished VWFA activation during print processing …

Recent efforts have focused on screening methods to identify children at risk for dyslexia as
early as preschool/kindergarten. Unfortunately, while low sensitivity leads to under …

The ventral occipitotemporal (vOT) cortex serves as a core region for visual processing, and
specific areas of this region show preferential activation for various visual categories such as …