Michael Skeide|Uttam Kumar|Ramesh Kumar Mishra|Vivek Tripathi|Anupam Guleria|J. Singh|Frank Eisner|Falk Huettig
Learning to read alters cortico-subcortical cross-talk in the visual system of illiterates
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences|Centre of Biomedical Research|University of Hyderabad|University of Allahabad|Centre of Biomedical Research|University of Allahabad|Radboud University Nijmegen|Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
learning read known result reorganization developing cerebral cortex longitudinal restingstate functional magnetic resonance imaging study illiterate adults show 6 months literacy training lead neuroplastic changes mature brain observed literacyinduced neuroplasticity confined cortex increases functional connectivity occipital lobe subcortical areas midbrain thalamus individual rates connectivity increase significantly related individual decoding skill gains findings crucially complement current neurobiological concepts normal impaired literacy acquisition