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 …

Social development has been the focus of a great deal of neuroscience based research over
the past decade. In this review, we focus on providing a framework for understanding how …

How does education affect cortical organization? All literate adults possess a region
specialized for letter strings, the visual word form area (VWFA), within the mosaic of ventral …

Human cortex appears to thin during childhood development. However, the underlying
microstructural mechanisms are unknown. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging …

Does literacy improve brain function? Does it also entail losses? Using functional magnetic
resonance imaging, we measured brain responses to spoken and written language, visual …

Early life events can exert a powerful influence on both the pattern of brain architecture and
behavioral development. In this study a conceptual framework is provided for considering …

Psychological studies of face recognition have typically ignored within-person variation in
appearance, instead emphasising differences between individuals. Studies typically assume …

Is the human mind/brain composed of a set of highly specialized components, each carrying
out a specific aspect of human cognition, or is it more of a general-purpose device, in which …

A domain-general framework for interpreting data on human functional brain development is
presented. Assumptions underlying the general theory and predictions derived from it are …

Three of the most robust functional landmarks in the human brain are the selective
responses to faces in the fusiform face area (FFA), scenes in the parahippocampal place …