The authors hypothesize that brain-reading cortical thickness correlations are positive in early reading acquisition and negative at later, consolidated stages¶

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q1 i? The authors propose that because skill acquisition thickens specific cortical regions while consolidation is associated with cortical thinning, positive CT-reading correlations should appear at young ages and negative ones at later stages. → Xia Zhichao 2018

Evidence¶

Xia Zhichao 2018¶

Xia Zhichao, Zhang Linjun, Hoeft Fumiko, Gu Bin, Gong Gaolang, Shu Hua. (2018). Neural Correlates of Oral Word Reading, Silent Reading Comprehension, and Cognitive Subcomponents. International Journal of Behavioral Development. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165025417727872

q1 · i? · associational · r2

An authors' interpretation in the Discussion, described by them as based on "weak and indirect" evidence from prior skill-learning and reading studies (e.g., cortical thickening during learning, thinning during consolidation). No new data test this hypothesis in the present study.

"As for reading development, we hypothesize that at young ages, the correlations are positive, whereas at later stages the correlations are negative. Although weak and indirect, evidence to date seems to be in line with this hypothesis."

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