The transition from vision to language: Distinct patterns of functional connectivity for subregions of the visual word form area.

ABSTRACT: Reading entails transforming visual symbols to sound and meaning. This process depends on specialized circuitry in the visual cortex, the visual word form area (VWFA). Recent findings suggest that this text-selective cortex comprises at least two distinct subregions: the more posterior VWFA-1 is sensitive to visual features, while the more anterior VWFA-2 processes higher level language information. Here, we explore whether these two subregions also exhibit different patterns of functional connectivity. To this end, we capitalize on two complementary datasets: Using the Natural Scenes Dataset (NSD), we identify text-selective responses in high-quality 7T adult data (N = 8), and investigate functional connectivity patterns of VWFA-1 and VWFA-2 at the individual level. We then turn to the He

SUBMITTER: Yablonski M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10941549 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature