Examination of common and unique brain regions for atypical reading and math: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to identify consistencies across functional neuroimaging studies regarding common and unique brain regions/networks for individuals with reading difficulties (RD) and math difficulties (MD) compared to typically developing (TD) individuals. A systematic search of the literature, utilizing multiple databases, yielded 116 functional magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography studies that met the criteria. Coordinates that directly compared TD with either RD or MD were entered into GingerALE (Brainmap.org). An activation likelihood estimate (ALE) meta-analysis was conducted to examine common and unique brain regions for RD and MD. Overall, more studies examined RD (n = 96) than MD (n = 20). Across studies, overactivation for reading and math occur

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Lincoln A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10233309 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature