FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 11, 2021·6 min readReading Skills Affect Everything, Even MathResearchers have identified a connectivity fingerprint that suggests the brain's reading network works across different cognitive domains, even mathematical skills.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 21, 2017·3 min readSounding Out Words is the Best Way to Teach ReadingLearning to read by sounding out the words has a dramatic impact on the accuracy of comprehension and reading aloud, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 4, 2020·6 min readUnderstanding the developing brain for readingA structural brain scaffold in infants serves as a foundation for literacy. Language and reading may refine this pre-existing brain scaffold. The study also reveals robust language networks activate while children sleep if stories are read to them during slumber.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 4, 2020·6 min readKey Brain Region Was ‘Recycled’ as Humans Developed the Ability to ReadThe inferior temporal cortex is capable of performing tasks, such as distinguishing between real and nonsense words and picking out specific letters from words.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 17, 2022·7 min readNot Every Young Reader’s Struggle Is the SameBrain signatures and types of difficulties children of a lower socioeconomic status experience when it comes to reading are different from those children who struggle to read but are from a higher socioeconomic status.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 22, 2019·4 min readFinding Upends Theory about the Cerebellum’s Role in Reading and DyslexiaNew findings dispute the popular cerebellar deficit hypothesis of dyslexia. Researchers report the cerebellum is not engaged during reading in typical readers and does not differ in children with dyslexia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 17, 2023·5 min readTwo Brain Networks Are Activated While ReadingTwo distinct networks in the frontal and temporal lobes become activated and work in unison to integrate the meaning of words in order to obtain a higher-order and more complex meaning when reading.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 6, 2016·4 min readIs Your Toddler Ready to Read?Researchers identify which young children could benefit most from additional attention when it comes to learning how to read.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 18, 2013·3 min readE-Readers Could Make Reading Easier for Those with DyslexiaE-readers configured to show only a few words per line can help improve reading comprehension and speed for those with dyslexia, a new study finds.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 18, 2022·4 min readLiteracy Influences Understanding of SpeechThe writing system with which we learn to read may influence how we process speech, researchers report. Findings suggest the ability to write influences the way in which our brains process language.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 13, 2017·4 min readHow Reading Makes Us MoveA new study reveals the role the motor system plays in the perception of language.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 11, 2020·3 min readPrenatal Exposure to Flame Retardants Linked to Reading ProblemsChildren whose mothers were exposed to PBDE flame retardants while pregnancy had less efficient reading networks, and increased risk of developing reading disorders.Read More
