Brain basis of cognitive resilience: Prefrontal cortex predicts better reading comprehension in relation to decoding.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:The ultimate goal of reading is to understand written text. To accomplish this, children must first master decoding, the ability to translate printed words into sounds. Although decoding and reading comprehension are highly interdependent, some children struggle to decode but comprehend well, whereas others with good decoding skills fail to comprehend. The neural basis underlying individual differences in this discrepancy between decoding and comprehension abilities is virtually unknown. METHODS:We investigated the neural basis underlying reading discrepancy, defined as the difference between reading comprehension and decoding skills, in a three-part study: 1) The neuroanatomical basis of reading discrepancy in a cross-sectional sample of school-age children with a wide range of

SUBMITTER: Patael SZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6002103 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature