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Jeremias Braid1, Fabio Richlan1
1Department of Psychology, Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Frontiers in Neuroscience
|July 5, 2022
Summary
This review examines brain changes after reading intervention for reading disability, highlighting neuroplasticity in key language areas. More research is needed on the specific brain mechanisms driving these reading improvements.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Developmental Psychology
- Cognitive Rehabilitation
Background:
- Reading disability is a prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder.
- Behavioral interventions aim to improve reading skills.
- Understanding the underlying brain mechanisms is crucial for effective treatment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the literature on brain mechanisms of reading improvement after behavioral intervention for reading disability.
- To compare the neuroanatomy of reading intervention with neurocognitive models of reading disability.
- To identify gaps in the evidence regarding rehabilitative brain mechanisms.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of studies on neuroplasticity (functional activation, structure, connectivity) related to reading intervention.
- Focus on the left hemisphere reading network (occipito-temporal, temporo-parietal, inferior frontal regions).
- Consideration of right hemisphere and sub-cortical/cerebellar regions for normalization/compensation.
Main Results:
- Evidence of neuroplasticity in functional brain activation, structure, and connectivity following reading intervention.
- Comparison reveals insights into typical and atypical reading development.
- Specific focus on the left hemisphere reading network and potential compensatory mechanisms.
Conclusions:
- Behavioral interventions induce neuroplastic changes in reading-related brain networks.
- Understanding these changes enhances knowledge of reading development and disability.
- There is a significant lack of evidence on the specific rehabilitative brain mechanisms in reading disability.
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