Haskins Publications

Number	1365
Year	2004
Drawer	25
Entry Date	02/06/2008
Authors	Papanicolaou, A.C., Pugh, K.R., Simos, P.G. & Mencl, W.E.
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Publication	In: McCardle, P. & Chhabra, V. (Eds.). The Voice of Evidence in Reading Research, pp. 383-416, Brooks Publishing Co. (2004)
url	http://www.haskins.yale.edu/Reprints/HL1365.pdf
Abstract	The purpose of this chapter is to outline two representative brain imaging methods, magnetoencephalography (MEG), otherwise known as magnetic source imaging (MSI), and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), both of which are used in research on reading. We also explain how researchers establish the correspondence between images of brain activation patterns obtained with each of these methods and psychological functions. MEG and MRI provide distinct but complementary information on those brain systems that support the development and expression of complex cognitive skills such as reading. This type of information is of particular importance in understanding the neurobiology of normal cognitive development; specific immpairments in children with developmental brain disorders; and the ways in which targeted interventions might alter functional brain organization in these children, resulting in enhanced cognitive performance.
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