Language and reading development in the brain today: neuromarkers and the case for prediction

Objectives: The goal of this article is to provide an account of language development in the brain using the new information about brain function gleaned from cognitive neuroscience. By addressing the evidence obtained from non‐invasive brain imaging in the light of prediction, this account goes bey...

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Main Author: Augusto Buchweitz
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Brazilian Society of Pediatrics 2016-05-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553616300040
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description Objectives: The goal of this article is to provide an account of language development in the brain using the new information about brain function gleaned from cognitive neuroscience. By addressing the evidence obtained from non‐invasive brain imaging in the light of prediction, this account goes beyond describing the association between language and specific brain areas to advocate the importance and possibility of predicting language outcomes using brain‐imaging data. The goal is to address the current evidence about language development in the brain and the possibility of prediction of language outcomes. Sources: Recent studies will be discussed in the light of the evidence generated for predicting language outcomes and using new methods of analysis of brain data. Summary of the data: The present account of brain behavior will address: (1) the development of a hardwired brain circuit for spoken language; (2) the neural adaptation that follows reading instruction and fosters the “grafting” of visual processing areas of the brain onto the hardwired circuit of spoken language; and (3) the prediction of language development and the possibility of translational neuroscience. Conclusions: Brain imaging has allowed for the identification of neural indices (neuromarkers) that reflect typical and atypical language development; the possibility of predicting risk for language disorders has emerged. A mandate to develop a bridge between neuroscience and health and cognition‐related outcomes may pave the way for translational neuroscience.
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spelling doaj.art-792a9565447b4e5bab8e492a0a608e582022-12-22T03:56:12ZporBrazilian Society of PediatricsJornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)2255-55362016-05-01923S8S1310.1016/j.jpedp.2016.03.013Language and reading development in the brain today: neuromarkers and the case for predictionAugusto BuchweitzObjectives: The goal of this article is to provide an account of language development in the brain using the new information about brain function gleaned from cognitive neuroscience. By addressing the evidence obtained from non‐invasive brain imaging in the light of prediction, this account goes beyond describing the association between language and specific brain areas to advocate the importance and possibility of predicting language outcomes using brain‐imaging data. The goal is to address the current evidence about language development in the brain and the possibility of prediction of language outcomes. Sources: Recent studies will be discussed in the light of the evidence generated for predicting language outcomes and using new methods of analysis of brain data. Summary of the data: The present account of brain behavior will address: (1) the development of a hardwired brain circuit for spoken language; (2) the neural adaptation that follows reading instruction and fosters the “grafting” of visual processing areas of the brain onto the hardwired circuit of spoken language; and (3) the prediction of language development and the possibility of translational neuroscience. Conclusions: Brain imaging has allowed for the identification of neural indices (neuromarkers) that reflect typical and atypical language development; the possibility of predicting risk for language disorders has emerged. A mandate to develop a bridge between neuroscience and health and cognition‐related outcomes may pave the way for translational neuroscience.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553616300040Language developmentBrain imagingPrediction
spellingShingle Augusto Buchweitz
Language and reading development in the brain today: neuromarkers and the case for prediction
Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
Language development
Brain imaging
Prediction
title Language and reading development in the brain today: neuromarkers and the case for prediction
title_full Language and reading development in the brain today: neuromarkers and the case for prediction
title_fullStr Language and reading development in the brain today: neuromarkers and the case for prediction
title_full_unstemmed Language and reading development in the brain today: neuromarkers and the case for prediction
title_short Language and reading development in the brain today: neuromarkers and the case for prediction
title_sort language and reading development in the brain today neuromarkers and the case for prediction
topic Language development
Brain imaging
Prediction
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553616300040
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