Literacy development is a process rather than a single event and thus should be studied at
multiple time points. A longitudinal design employing neuroimaging methods offers the …

Much is known about the role of cortical areas in language processing. The shift towards
network approaches in recent years has highlighted the importance of uncovering the role of …

Parental input is considered a key predictor of language achievement during the first years
of life, yet relatively few studies have assessed the effects of parental language input and …

Altered brain connectivity between regions of the reading network has been associated with
reading difficulties. However, it remains unclear whether connectivity differences between …

Inter-individual differences can inform treatment procedures and—if accounted for—have
the potential to significantly improve patient outcomes. However, when studying brain …

The brain hemispheres can be divided into an upper dorsal and a lower ventral system.
Each system consists of distinct cortical regions connected via long association tracts. The …

The left ventral occipitotemporal cortex has been traditionally viewed as a pathway for visual
object recognition including written letters and words. Its crucial role in reading was …

Shortly after reading instruction, a region in the ventral occipital temporal cortex (vOTC) of
the left hemisphere, the Visual Word Form Area (VWFA), becomes specialized for written …

There is an ongoing debate whether phonological deficits in dyslexics should be attributed
to (a) less specified representations of speech sounds, like suggested by studies in young …

Currently, no study has demonstrated the efficacy of RAN training with both behavioral and
brain-imaging evidence. Besides, the brain basis of RAN and its contribution to reading …