Emergence of the neural network underlying phonological processing from the prereading to the emergent reading stage: A longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT: Numerous studies have shown that phonological skills are critical for successful reading acquisition. However, how the brain network supporting phonological processing evolves and how it supports the initial course of learning to read is largely unknown. Here, for the first time, we characterized the emergence of the phonological network in 28 children over three stages (prereading, beginning reading, and emergent reading) longitudinally. Across these three time points, decreases in neural activation in the left inferior parietal cortex (LIPC) were observed during an audiovisual phonological processing task, suggesting a specialization process in response to reading instruction/experience. Furthermore, using the LIPC as the seed, a functional network consisting of the left inferior frontal

SUBMITTER: Yu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5895515 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature