Paper Info
Title
Resting-state functional connectivity and reading abilities in first and second languages.
Abstract
An intriguing discovery in recent years is that resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) is associated with cognitive performance. The current study investigated whether RSFC within the reading network was correlated with Chinese adults' reading abilities in their native language (L1, Chinese) and second language (L2, English). Results showed that RSFC within the reading network was positively correlated to reading abilities in L1 and L2, and RSFC between reading areas and the default network was negatively correlated to reading abilities in L1 and L2. Further conjunction and contrast analyses revealed that L1 and L2 shared similar RSFC correlates including connectivities between the areas for visual analysis (e.g., bilateral posterior fusiform gyrus, lateral occipital cortices, and right superior parietal lobules) and those for phonological processing (e.g., bilateral precentral gyri and postcentral gyrus, Wernicke's area). These results indicate that RSFC is a potential neural marker for reading abilities in both L1 and L2, with important theoretical implications for reading in L1 and L2.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.09.006
NeuroImage
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Functional connectivity,Resting-state,Reading ability,First and second languages,The reading network
Journal
84
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
null
1053-8119
2
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.44
24
12
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Mingxia Zhang1151.74
Jin Li240.80
Chuansheng Chen310114.56
Gui Xue414417.46
Zhonglin Lu5173.49
Leilei Mei6202.92
Hongli Xue740.80
Feng Xue8202.13
Qinghua He9194.19
Chunhui Chen10354.43
Miao Wei1171.88
Qi Dong1210913.74