Does the visual word form area split in bilingual readers? A millimeter-scale 7-T fMRI study
In expert readers, a brain region known as the visual word form area (VWFA) is highly
sensitive to written words, exhibiting a posterior-to-anterior gradient of increasing sensitivity …
sensitive to written words, exhibiting a posterior-to-anterior gradient of increasing sensitivity …
Impact of language proficiency and orthographic transparency on bilingual word reading: An fMRI investigation
G Meschyan, AE Hernandez - NeuroImage, 2006 - Elsevier
The purpose of the present functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) investigation was
to examine how language proficiency and orthographic transparency (letter–sound mapping …
to examine how language proficiency and orthographic transparency (letter–sound mapping …
Neural systems of second language reading are shaped by native language
Reading in a second language (L2) is a complex task that entails an interaction between L2
and the native language (L1). To study the underlying mechanisms, we used functional …
and the native language (L1). To study the underlying mechanisms, we used functional …
Neural division of labor in reading is constrained by culture: A training study of reading Chinese characters
Word reading in alphabetic language involves a cortical system with multiple components
whose division of labor depends on the transparency of the writing system. To gain insight …
whose division of labor depends on the transparency of the writing system. To gain insight …
RETRACTED: The visual word form area is organized according to orthography
Efficient word reading depends on a left fusiform brain region, the Visual Word Form Area
(VWFA). The internal organization of this brain area is currently unknown, as are the …
(VWFA). The internal organization of this brain area is currently unknown, as are the …
Uncovering phonological and orthographic selectivity across the reading network using fMRI-RA
Reading has been shown to rely on a dorsal brain circuit involving the temporoparietal
cortex (TPC) for grapheme-to-phoneme conversion of novel words (Pugh et al., 2001), and a …
cortex (TPC) for grapheme-to-phoneme conversion of novel words (Pugh et al., 2001), and a …
Visual cortical representation of whole words and hemifield-split word parts
L Strother, AM Coros, T Vilis - Journal of cognitive neuroscience, 2016 - direct.mit.edu
Reading requires the neural integration of visual word form information that is split between
our retinal hemifields. We examined multiple visual cortical areas involved in this process by …
our retinal hemifields. We examined multiple visual cortical areas involved in this process by …
Word and non-word reading: what role for the visual word form area?
The putative role of the so-called Visual Word Form Area (VWFA) during reading remains
under debate. For some authors, this region is specifically involved in a pre-lexical …
under debate. For some authors, this region is specifically involved in a pre-lexical …
Language experience shapes fusiform activation when processing a logographic artificial language: an fMRI training study
The significant role of the left midfusiform cortex in reading found in recent neuroimaging
studies has led to the visual word form area (VWFA) hypothesis. This hypothesis suggests …
studies has led to the visual word form area (VWFA) hypothesis. This hypothesis suggests …
Spatiotemporal dynamics of bilingual word processing
Studies with monolingual adults have identified successive stages occurring in different
brain regions for processing single written words. We combined magnetoencephalography …
brain regions for processing single written words. We combined magnetoencephalography …