Ethan Roy, Adam Richie-Halford, John Kruper, Manjari Narayan, David Bloom, Pierre Nedelec, Andreas M Rauschecker, Leo P Sugrue, Timothy T Brown, Terry L Jernigan, Bruce D McCandliss, Ariel Rokem, Jason D Yeatman
Cross-sectional studies have linked differences in white matter tissue properties to reading skills. However, past studies have reported a range of, sometimes conflicting, results. Some studies suggest that white matter properties act as individual-level traits predictive of reading skill, whereas others suggest that reading skill and white matter develop as a function of an individual's educational experience. In the present study, we tested two hypotheses: a) that diffusion properties of the white matter reflect stable brain characteristics that relate to stable individual differences in reading ability or b) that white matter is a dynamic system, linked with learning over time...
January 6, 2024: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience