Research on how the brain implements reading has produced results of remarkable
consistency, especially on the functional anatomy of single word reading. We examine the …

In this chapter, the authors highlight advances in the study of skilled reading, from word
identification to comprehension, emphasizing language and writing system influences, the …

The ability to read is one of the most remarkable of our cultural inventions. Reading is a
powerful portal to knowledge, from books to the Internet, from authors near and far, alive and …

Reading is a unique human ability that has become very pivotal for functioning in our world
today. As modern societies rely extensively on literacy skills, and as reading disabilities …

Understanding Chinese reading is important for identifying the universal aspects of reading,
separated from those aspects that are specific to alphabetic writing or to English in …

Research on the neurocognitive foundations of reading in typically and atypically
developing readers has benefited in recent years from advances in several neuroimaging …

We review major issues in research on reading, including theories of word reading, cross-
writing system comparisons, comprehension, reading difficulties, learning how to read, and …

Reading research has long endorsed the view that words are processed strictly one by one.
The primary empirical test of this notion is the search for effects from upcoming words on …

Do differences in writing systems translate into differences in the brain's reading network? Or
is this network universal, relatively impervious to variation in writing systems? A new study …

Cross–writing system research in psychology and cognitive neuroscience has yielded
important findings regarding how a writing system's structure can influence the cognitive …