A meta-analysis of letter-sound integration: Assimilation and accommodation in the superior temporal gyrus.

ABSTRACT: Despite being a relatively new cultural phenomenon, the ability to perform letter-sound integration is readily acquired even though it has not had time to evolve in the brain. Leading theories of how the brain accommodates literacy acquisition include the neural recycling hypothesis and the assimilation-accommodation hypothesis. The neural recycling hypothesis proposes that a new cultural skill is developed by "invading" preexisting neural structures to support a similar cognitive function, while the assimilation-accommodation hypothesis holds that a new cognitive skill relies on direct invocation of preexisting systems (assimilation) and adds brain areas based on task requirements (accommodation). Both theories agree that letter-sound integration may be achieved by reusing pre-existing fu

SUBMITTER: Gao D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11501095 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature