Individual Differences in the Neural and Cognitive Mechanisms of Single Word Reading

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dc.citation.articleNumber271
dc.citation.journalTitleFrontiers in Human Neuroscience
dc.citation.volumeNumber12
dc.contributor.authorFischer-Baum, Simon
dc.contributor.authorKook, Jeong Hwan
dc.contributor.authorLee, Yoseph
dc.contributor.authorRamos-Nuñez, Aurora
dc.contributor.authorVannucci, Marina
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-26T14:52:40Z
dc.date.available2018-09-26T14:52:40Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractWritten language is a human invention that our brains did not evolve for. Yet, most research has focused on finding a single theory of reading, identifying the common set of cognitive and neural processes shared across individuals, neglecting individual differences. In contrast, we investigated variation in single word reading. Using a novel statistical method for analyzing heterogeneity in multi-subject task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we clustered readers based on their brain’s response to written stimuli. Separate behavioral testing and neuroimaging analysis shows that these clusters differed in the role of the sublexical pathway in processing written language, but not in reading skill. Taken together, these results suggest that individuals vary in the cognitive and neural mechanisms involved in word reading. In general, neurocognitive theories need to account not only for what tends to be true of the population, but also the types of variation that exist, even within a neurotypical population.
dc.identifier.citationFischer-Baum, Simon, Kook, Jeong Hwan, Lee, Yoseph, et al.. "Individual Differences in the Neural and Cognitive Mechanisms of Single Word Reading." <i>Frontiers in Human Neuroscience,</i> 12, (2018) Frontiers Media SA: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00271.
dc.identifier.digitalfnhum-12-00271
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00271
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/102708
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherFrontiers Media SA
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dc.titleIndividual Differences in the Neural and Cognitive Mechanisms of Single Word Reading
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