Fast and accurate visual recognition of single characters is crucial for efficient reading. We
explored the possible contribution of writing memory to character recognition processes. We …

Recent data support the idea that movements play a crucial role in letter representation and
suggest that handwriting knowledge contributes to visual recognition of letters. If so, using …

In an age of increasing technology, the possibility that typing on a keyboard will replace
handwriting raises questions about the future usefulness of handwriting skills. Here we …

In models of letter recognition, handwritten letters are considered as a particular font
exemplar, not qualitatively different in their processing from printed letters. Yet, some data …

Handwriting experience can have significant effects on the ability of young children to
recognize letters. Why handwriting has this facilitative effect and how this is accomplished …

Functional specialization in the brain is considered a hallmark of efficient processing. It is
therefore not surprising that there are brain areas specialized for processing letters. To …

We examined the hypothesis that learning to write Chinese characters influences the brain's
reading network for characters. Students from a college Chinese class learned 30 …

Although previous literature suggests that writing practice facilitates neural specialization for
letters, it is unclear if this facilitation is driven by the perceptual feedback from the act of …

Do the neural circuits for reading vary across culture? Reading of visually complex writing
systems such as Chinese has been proposed to rely on areas outside the classical left …

Although much of the brain's functional organization is genetically predetermined, it appears
that some noninnate functions can come to depend on dedicated and segregated neural …