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Published on: January 22, 2018
The intrinsic cortical geometry of reading
R Austin Benn1,2, Alexander Holmes1, Robert Scholz1,3,4
1Oxford Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (OxCIN), FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
How does the brain support the complex processes that allow us to read? Using predictive modeling we establish that visual and association cortex are closer together in individuals with stronger oral reading ability. These findings indicate that large-scale cortical geometry provides a scaffold that supports the coordinated processing required to read.
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