Parcellating the structure and function of the reading circuit

Ghuman and Fiez express commentary on the article by Lerma-Usabiaga et al regarding the specialization of a particular brain territory, the left ventral occipitotemporal cortex (vOTC), known to be critical for visual word recognition. In the study the researchers use a combination of magnetic resona...

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Published in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2018-10, Vol.115 (42), p.10542-10544
Main Authors: Ghuman, Avniel S., Fiez, Julie A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological Sciences
Brain
Cerebral Cortex
Cognition & reasoning
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COMMENTARY
Language
Magnetic resonance imaging
Neuroimaging
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Pattern recognition
Reading
Reading comprehension
Specialization
Structure-function relationships
Territory
Visual cortex
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Summary:Ghuman and Fiez express commentary on the article by Lerma-Usabiaga et al regarding the specialization of a particular brain territory, the left ventral occipitotemporal cortex (vOTC), known to be critical for visual word recognition. In the study the researchers use a combination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and behavioral methods to carefully dissect two functionally and structurally distinct regions located within the vOTC that contribute to reading.
ISSN:0027-8424
1091-6490
DOI:10.1073/pnas.1814648115