Stronger functional connectivity during reading contextually predictable words in slow readers.

ABSTRACT: The effect of word predictability is well-documented in terms of local brain activation, but less is known about the functional connectivity among those regions associated with processing predictable words. Evidence from eye movement studies showed that the effect is much more pronounced in slow than in fast readers, suggesting that speed-impaired readers rely more on sentence context to compensate for their difficulties with visual word recognition. The present study aimed to investigate differences in functional connectivity of fast and slow readers within core regions associated with processing predictable words. We hypothesize a stronger synchronization between higher-order language areas, such as the left middle temporal (MTG) and inferior frontal gyrus (IFG), and the left occipito-te

SUBMITTER: Weiss KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10097649 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature