Torkel Klingberg|Maj Hedehus|Elise Temple|Talya Salz|John D. E. Gabrieli|Michael E. Moseley|Russell A. Poldrack
Microstructure of Temporo-Parietal White Matter as a Basis for Reading Ability
Stanford University|Stanford University|Stanford University|Stanford University|Stanford University|Stanford University|Stanford University
diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging mri used study microstructural integrity white matter adults poor normal reading ability subjects reading difficulty exhibited decreased diffusion anisotropy bilaterally temporoparietal white matter axons regions predominantly anteriorposterior direction differences t1weighted mri signal found poor readers control subjects demonstrating specificity group difference microstructural characteristics measured diffusion tensor imaging dti white matter diffusion anisotropy temporoparietal region left hemisphere significantly correlated reading scores within readingimpaired adults within control group anisotropy reflects microstructure white matter tracts may contribute reading ability determining strength communication cortical areas involved visual auditory language processing