1. Visual dorsal stream is associated with Chinese reading skills: A resting-state fMRI study.
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Qian, Yi, Bi, Yanchao, Wang, Xiaosha, Zhang, Yi-Wei, and Bi, Hong-Yan
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CHINESE language , *READING ability testing , *BRAIN function localization , *PRINT awareness , *DYSLEXIA , *STATISTICAL correlation , *PARIETAL lobe , *TEMPORAL lobe , *OCCIPITAL lobe , *CEREBRAL cortex , *BRAIN mapping , *MAGNETIC resonance imaging , *READING , *PHYSIOLOGY - Abstract
The present study explored the relationship between visual dorsal stream and Chinese reading by resting-state fMRI technique. We collected the resting-state brain activities and reading skills of Chinese-speaking adult readers. The results showed that the values of amplitude of low frequency fluctuation (ALFF) in right posterior parietal cortex (PPC) and left visual middle temporal area (MT) (two regions of dorsal stream) were significantly correlated with rapid naming (RAN) speed, and the ALFF values of right PPC were correlated with orthographic awareness (OA). Further resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) analysis revealed that RAN speed was related to RSFCs between dorsal stream areas and reading areas (e.g., left fusiform gyrus, bilateral middle occipital gyrus). OA was correlated with RSFCs between right PPC and left middle occipital gyrus. It suggested that spontaneous activities of visual dorsal stream, as well as connection between it and reading-related areas, were highly associated with Chinese reading skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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