Putative protective neural mechanisms in prereaders with a family history of dyslexia who subsequently develop typical reading skills
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Author(s)
Yu, Xi
Zuk, Jennifer
Perdue, Meaghan V.
Ozernov-Palchik, Ola
Raney, Talia
Beach, Sara Dawley
Norton, Elizabeth S.
Ou, Yangming
Gabrieli, John D. E.
Gaab, Nadine
Date Issued
March 2020
Journal
Human Brain Mapping
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Wiley
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Yu, Xi et al. "Putative protective neural mechanisms in prereaders with a family history of dyslexia who subsequently develop typical reading skills." Human Brain Mapping 41, 10 (March 2020): 2827-2845 © 2020 The Authors
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Abstract
Human Brain Mapping published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Developmental dyslexia affects 40–60% of children with a familial risk (FHD+) compared to a general prevalence of 5–10%. Despite the increased risk, about half of FHD+ children develop typical reading abilities (FHD+Typical). Yet the underlying neural characteristics of favorable reading outcomes in at-risk children remain unknown. Utilizing a retrospective, longitudinal approach, this study examined whether putative protective neural mechanisms can be observed in FHD+Typical at the prereading stage. Functional and structural brain characteristics were examined in 47 FHD+ prereaders who subsequently developed typical (n = 35) or impaired (n = 12) reading abilities and 34 controls (FHD−Typical). Searchlight-based multivariate pattern analyses identified distinct activation patterns during phonological processing between FHD+Typical and FHD−Typical in right inferior frontal gyrus (RIFG) and left temporo-parietal cortex (LTPC) regions. Follow-up analyses on group-specific classification patterns demonstrated LTPC hypoactivation in FHD+Typical compared to FHD−Typical, suggesting this neural characteristic as an FHD+ phenotype. In contrast, RIFG showed hyperactivation in FHD+Typical than FHD−Typical, and its activation pattern was positively correlated with subsequent reading abilities in FHD+ but not controls (FHD−Typical). RIFG hyperactivation in FHD+Typical was further associated with increased interhemispheric functional and structural connectivity. These results suggest that some protective neural mechanisms are already established in FHD+Typical prereaders supporting their typical reading development.
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McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT
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https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.24980
