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White matter pathways in reading.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17379499     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Skilled reading requires mapping of visual text to sound and meaning. Because reading relies on neural systems spread across the brain, a full understanding of this cognitive ability involves the identification of pathways that communicate information between these processing regions. In the past few years, diffusion tensor imaging has been used to identify correlations between white matter properties and reading skills in adults and children. White matter differences have been found in left temporo-parietal areas and in posterior callosal tracts. We review these findings and relate them to possible pathways that are important for various aspects of reading. We describe how the results from diffusion tensor imaging can be integrated with functional results in good and poor readers.
Authors:
Michal Ben-Shachar; Robert F Dougherty; Brian A Wandell
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review     Date:  2007-03-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  Current opinion in neurobiology     Volume:  17     ISSN:  0959-4388     ISO Abbreviation:  Curr. Opin. Neurobiol.     Publication Date:  2007 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-04-20     Completed Date:  2007-07-10     Revised Date:  2007-12-03    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9111376     Medline TA:  Curr Opin Neurobiol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  258-70     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Stanford Institute for Reading and Learning, Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. michal@white.stanford.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Brain / anatomy & histology*,  physiology*
Brain Mapping*
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Humans
Models, Neurological
Nerve Net / physiology
Neural Pathways / physiology*
Reading*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
EY015000/EY/NEI NIH HHS

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