Higher print exposure is associated with more idiosyncratic neural patterns during expository reading, primarily in frontoparietal control network regions¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? During expository reading, print exposure showed negative effects on inter-subject neural similarity in left IFG and IPL and posterior right ITG, indicating high-exposure readers comprehend expository texts more idiosyncratically. → Song 2025

Evidence¶

Song 2025¶

Song, M., Li, L., He, D. & Cai, Q. (2025). Reading experience reveals shared and idiosyncratic neural patterns during text comprehension. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-025-00390-7

q2 · i? · associational · r2

AnnaK model analysis over 153 ROIs on fMRI data from 39 participants during expository reading, with education regressed out and FDR correction (q < .05). Negative model effects indicate "negative effects" of exposure dissimilarity on neural similarity in FPN-related regions.

"However, during expository reading, print exposure showed negative effects in the left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) and inferior parietal lobule (IPL), as well as posterior regions of the right inferior temporal gyrus (ITG)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Home Learning Environment — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Participants comprehended expository texts better than narrative texts, and comprehension performance did not correlate with print exposure — related
• Greater print exposure is associated with enhanced neural alignment between readers in semantic regions during narrative reading — related
• Shared topic distributions of reading experience predict shared neural activity in DMN regions during narrative reading, but only among high-exposure readers — related