Learning to read alters cortico-subcortical cross-talk in the visual system of illiterates
Author(s) -
Michael A. Skeide,
Uttam Kumar,
Ramesh Kumar Mishra,
Viveka Nand Tripathi,
Anupam Guleria,
J. Singh,
Frank Eisner,
Falk Huettig
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
science advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.928
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 2375-2548
DOI - 10.1126/sciadv.1602612
Subject(s) - neuroscience , computer science , cognitive psychology , cognitive science , psychology
As little as 6 months of literacy instruction leads to neuroplastic changes in deep structures of the brain of illiterate adults.
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