Fan Cao|Marianne Vu|Derek Ho Lung Chan|Jason Lawrence|Lindsay Harris|Qun Guan|Yi Xu|Charles A. Perfetti
Writing affects the brain network of reading in Chinese: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study
University of Pittsburgh|Nanyang Technological University|University of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh
examined hypothesis learning write chinese characters influences brains reading network characters students college chinese class learned 30 characters characterwriting condition 30 characters pinyinwriting condition learning functional magnetic resonance imaging collected passive viewing showed different networks reading chinese characters english words suggesting accommodation demands new writing system shortterm learning beyond expected differences found specific effects character writing greater activation relative pinyin writing bilateral superior parietal lobules bilateral lingual gyri lexical decision implicit writing task findings suggest character writing establishes higher quality representation visualspatial structure character orthography found greater involvement bilateral sensorimotor cortex smc characterwriting trained characters pinyinwriting trained characters lexical decision task suggesting learning invokes greater interaction sensorimotor information character recognition furthermore found correlation recognition accuracy activation right superior parietal lobule right lingual gyrus left smc suggesting areas support facilitative effect character writing reading finally consistent previous behavioral studies found characterwriting training facilitates connections semantics producing greater activation bilateral middle temporal gyri whereas pinyinwriting training facilitates connections phonology producing greater activation right inferior frontal gyrus