Developmental dyslexia is one of the most common neuropsychological disorders in
children and adults. Only few data are available on the pathomechanisms of this specific …

In adults and school-aged children, phonological aspects of reading seem to be sustained
by left dorsal regions, while ventral regions seem to be involved in orthographic word …

Learning to read is associated with the appearance of an orthographically sensitive brain
region known as the visual word form area. It has been claimed that development of this …

This chapter is organized into six sections, each of which contributes to understanding the
writing brain. In the first section, we explain that writing is not the opposite of reading and …

Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) has gained increasing popularity as a modulatory tool
for drawing causal inferences and exploring task-specific network interactions. Yet, a …

The acquisition of reading skills is a major landmark process in a human's cognitive
development. On the neural level, a new functional network develops during this time, as …

Writing was invented too recently to have influenced the human genome. Consequently,
reading acquisition must rely on partial recycling of pre-existing brain systems. Prior fMRI …

The recent Perspective article by Han and Northoff (Culture-sensitive neural substrates of
human cognition: a transcultural neuroimaging approach. Nature Rev. Neurosci. 9, 646–654 …

Reading and writing are related but separable processes that are crucial skills to possess in
modern society. The neurobiological basis of reading acquisition and development, which …

Developmental dyslexia is defined as an unexpected difficulty in reading in children and
adults who otherwise possess the intelligence and motivation considered necessary for …