Anthony J. Krafnick|D. Lynn Flowers|Eileen M. Napoliello|Guinevere F. Eden
Gray matter volume changes following reading intervention in dyslexic children
Georgetown University Medical Center|Georgetown University|Georgetown University Medical Center|Georgetown University|Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist|Georgetown University Medical Center|Georgetown University|Georgetown University Medical Center|Georgetown University
studies children adults reading disability developmental dyslexia shown behavioral improvements reading intervention another line work shown intensive training variety cognitive sensorimotor skills result changes gray matter volume gmv study examined changes gmv following intensive reading intervention children dyslexia using voxelbased morphometry vbm eleven dyslexic children underwent eight week training focused mental imagery articulation tracing letters groups letters words resulted significant gains reading skills followed eight week null period control intervention administered significant gains reading observed structural scans obtained intervention intervention null period gmv increases first two time points found left anterior fusiform gyrushippocampus left precuneus right hippocampus right anterior cerebellum however areas change time points two three control period suggesting changes specific intervention period results demonstrate first time 1 traininginduced changes gmv observed pediatric sample 2 reading improvements induced intervention accompanied gmv changes