Altering cortical connectivity: remediation-induced changes in the white matter of poor readers.
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SUBMITTER: Keller TA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2796260 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec
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Altering cortical connectivity: remediation-induced changes in the white matter of poor readers.
Keller Timothy A TA Just Marcel Adam MA
Neuron 20091201 5
Neuroimaging studies using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) have revealed regions of cerebral white matter with decreased microstructural organization (lowerfractional anisotropy or FA) among poor readers. We examined whether 100 hr of intensive remedial instruction affected the white matter of 8- to 10-year-old poor readers. Prior to instruction, poor readers had significantly lower FA than good readers in a region of the left anterior centrum semiovale. The instruction resulted in a change in wh ...[more]
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