Throughout infancy, childhood, and adolescence, our brains undergo remarkable changes.
Processes including myelination and synaptogenesis occur rapidly across the first 2–3 years …

The inferior longitudinal fasciculus (ILF) is a long-range, associative white matter pathway
that connects the occipital and temporal-occipital areas of the brain to the anterior temporal …

Importance The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends limits on screen-based
media use, citing its cognitive-behavioral risks. Screen use by young children is prevalent …

Heritage speakers are native speakers of a minority language they learn at home, but due to
socio-political pressure from the majority language spoken in their community, their heritage …

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 …

Prior investigations of functional specialization have focused on the response profiles of
particular brain regions. Given the growing emphasis on regional covariation, we propose to …

Abstract Properties of human brain tissue change across the lifespan. Here we model these
changes in the living human brain by combining quantitative magnetic resonance imaging …

The Dyslexia Debate examines how we use the term" dyslexia" and questions its efficacy as
a diagnosis. While many believe that a diagnosis of dyslexia will shed light on a reader's …

Under noisy listening conditions, visualizing a speaker's articulations substantially improves
speech intelligibility. This multisensory speech integration ability is crucial to effective …

Developmental dyslexia is an unexplained inability to acquire accurate or fluent reading that
affects approximately 5–17% of children. Dyslexia is associated with structural and …