A5055261161- Reading and Literacy Development
- Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
- Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
- Language Development and Disorders
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Educational Methods and Media Use
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
MGH Institute of Health Professions
2014-2024
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2013-2024
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
2013-2024
Vassar College
2023-2024
Institute of Cognitive and Brain Sciences
2023
Google (United States)
2022
Harvard University
2008-2010
Graduate School USA
2009
When people wakefully rest in the functional MRI scanner, their minds wander, and they engage a so-called default mode (DM) of neural processing that is relatively suppressed when attention focused on outside world. Accruing evidence suggests DM brain systems activated during are also important for active, internally psychosocial mental processing, example, recalling personal memories, imagining future, feeling social emotions with moral connotations. Here authors review relations to...
Neuromyths are misconceptions about brain research and its application to education learning. Previous has shown that these myths may be quite pervasive among educators, but less is known how rates compare the general public or individuals who have more exposure neuroscience. This study first use a large sample from United States prevalence predictors of neuromyths public, with high neuroscience exposure. Neuromyth survey responses demographics were gathered via an online hosted at...
Phonological awareness, knowledge that speech is composed of syllables and phonemes, critical for learning to read. awareness precedes predicts successful transition from language literacy, weakness in phonological a leading cause dyslexia, but the brain basis spoken children unknown. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging identify neural correlates using an auditory word-rhyming task who were typical readers or had dyslexia (ages 7–13) younger group kindergarteners 5–6). Typically...
Within the last decade there has been an increase in use of structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate neural basis human perception, cognition behavior 1, 2. Moreover, this non-invasive method grown into a tool for clinicians researchers explore typical atypical brain development. Although advances neuroimaging tools techniques are apparent, (f)MRI young pediatric populations remains relatively infrequent Practical as well technical challenges when children...
Although reading disability (RD) and socioeconomic status (SES) are independently associated with variation in ability brain structure/function, the joint influence of SES RD on neuroanatomy and/or response to intervention is unknown. In total, 65 children (ages 6–9) diverse were assigned an intensive, 6-week summer (n = 40) or a waiting-list control group 25). Before after, all completed standardized assessments magnetic resonance imaging measure cortical thickness. At baseline, higher...
Objective Many forms of epilepsy are associated with aberrant neuronal connections, but the relationship between such pathological connectivity and underlying physiological predisposition to seizures is unclear. We sought characterize cortical excitability profile a developmental form known have structural functional abnormalities. Methods employed transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) simultaneous electroencephalographic (EEG) recording in 8 patients from periventricular nodular...
Summary Purpose: Periventricular nodular heterotopia (PNH) is a malformation of cortical development associated with epilepsy and dyslexia. Evidence suggests that heterotopic gray matter can be functional in brain malformations connectivity abnormalities may important these disorders. We hypothesized develop abnormal connections systematically investigated the structural patients PNH. Methods: Eleven were studied using diffusion tensor tractography resting‐state MRI bold oxygenation...
Although the neural systems supporting single word reading are well studied, there limited direct comparisons between typical and dyslexic readers of correlates fluency. Reading fluency deficits a persistent behavioral marker dyslexia into adulthood. The current study identified fluent in adult readers, using sentences presented word-by-word format which words were sequentially at fixed rates. Sentences slow, medium, fast rates, participants asked to decide whether each sentence did or not...
Abstract The authors investigated the roles of reading fluency in mediating and moderating relation between executive functions comprehension. Linguistically diverse students ( n = 106) were assessed on multiple measures at passage word levels, comprehension, grade 7 again 8. Path analyses using factor scores indicated that made indirect (mediated) contributions to comprehension via fluency, controlling for oral vocabulary processing speed both grades. Mediation was partial, with a...
The term brain based is often used to describe learning theories, principles, and products. Although there have been calls urging educators be cautious in interpreting using such material, consumers may find it challenging understand the role of discriminate among products determine which would suitable for specific educational goals. We offer a framework differentiating multiple meanings label guidelines use when evaluating labeled as based. include: identifying goals target student...
Efficacy of an intensive reading intervention implemented during the nonacademic summer was evaluated in children with disabilities or difficulties (RD). Students (ages 6–9) were randomly assigned to receive Lindamood-Bell’s Seeing Stars program ( n = 23) as a waiting-list control group 24). Analysis pre- and posttesting revealed significant interactions favor for untimed word pseudoword reading, timed oral fluency, symbol imagery. The mostly reflected (a) declines nonintervention from...
Functional neuroimaging research has identified multiple brain regions supporting reading-related activity in typical and atypical readers across different alphabetic languages. Previous meta-analyses performed on these functional magnetic resonance imaging findings typically report significant between-group contrasts comparing with reading difficulty or a clinical diagnosis of developmental dyslexia. In order to advance our understanding cross-linguistic convergence activations for reader...
Developmental dyslexia (DD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are two of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders among school-age children. These frequently co-occur, with up to 40–50% children one diagnosis meeting criteria for other, similar percentages either DD or ADHD exhibiting impaired executive functions (EF). Although both EF deficits in dyslexia, there is little evidence about how specifically influence brain basis reading difficulty whether influences on can...
[Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 31(5) of Neuropsychology (see record 2017-22816-001). Errors the dataset owing to two incorrect scores have skewed results. In 2nd paragraph Results section, sentence should read: "Within typical reader group, FA left AF correlated negatively with pseudoword reading (WRMT-III Word Attack: rs = .37, p .064), but not real-word Identification: .07, .75)." The 4th 3rd "The negative correlation between and Attack group driven by...
Abstract Children with dyslexia frequently also struggle math. However, studies of reading disability (RD) rarely assess math skill, and the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying co‐occurring (RD+MD) are not clear. The current study aimed to identify behavioral factors associated MD among 86 children RD. Within this sample, 43% had RD+MD 22% demonstrated a possible vulnerability in math, while 35% no difficulties (RD‐Only). We investigated whether RD‐Only students differed behaviorally their...