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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Developmental Neuroscience

Background:

  • The visual word form system (VWFS), in the occipito-temporal cortex, processes written words.
  • Prior research indicates increasing word-selectivity along the posterior-to-anterior axis of the VWFS.
  • The impact of reading experience on this developmental gradient remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if age-related reading experience alters word selectivity within the VWFS.
  • To compare word processing in the VWFS between children and adults.

Main Methods:

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used.
  • An implicit word-processing task was administered.
  • Region of interest analysis focused on the occipito-temporal cortex.

Main Results:

  • Significant differences in word processing were observed between children and adults.
  • These differences were localized to the anterior left occipito-temporal cortex.
  • This suggests developmental changes in word recognition within the VWFS.

Conclusions:

  • The findings provide evidence for developmental refinement of the VWFS.
  • Reading experience influences the functional organization of the VWFS.
  • The anterior left occipito-temporal cortex plays a crucial role in mature word recognition.