Diagnosing the Neural Circuitry of Reading

Brian A Wandell; Rosemary K Le

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2017.08.007

Diagnosing the Neural Circuitry of Reading

Neuron. 2017 Oct 11;96(2):298-311. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.08.007.

Authors

Brian A Wandell¹, Rosemary K Le²

Affiliations

¹ Psychology Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: wandell@stanford.edu.
² Psychology Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

PMID: 29024656
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.08.007

Abstract

We summarize the current state of knowledge of the brain's reading circuits, and then we describe opportunities to use quantitative and reproducible methods for diagnosing these circuits. Neural circuit diagnostics-by which we mean identifying the locations and responses in an individual that differ significantly from measurements in good readers-can help parents and educators select the best remediation strategy. A sustained effort to develop and share diagnostic methods can support the societal goal of improving literacy.

Keywords: computational modeling; development; diffusion imaging; fMRI; reading.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Brain / diagnostic imaging*
Brain / physiology*
Brain Mapping / methods*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Nerve Net / diagnostic imaging*
Nerve Net / physiology*
Reading*
Retinal Ganglion Cells / physiology