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How does the brain learn to read? |
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James R. Booth - The University of Texas at Austin
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| SRCLD Year: |
2016 |
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Invited Speaker |
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Reading is fundamental to human society and the costs of illiteracy are enormous. In this lecture, I will discuss our attempts to uncover the mechanisms underlying the development of our amazing abilities to read. I will argue that general principles of brain development are key to reaching a deeper understanding in this field of inquiry. These principles suggest increases across development in (1) the specialization of brain regions for different computations and (2) the interaction between brain regions through enhanced connectivity. I will also review evidence suggesting that our growing knowledge of typical brain development is relevant for understanding why approximately 6% of children have reading disabilities. Finally, I will discuss our recent attempts at using brain imaging to predict subsequent gains in reading skill. This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (R01 HD042049, R21 DC006149). |
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