An electrophysiological study of print processing in kindergarten: the contribution of the visual n1 as a predictor of reading outcome.
Sensitivity to print is characterized by a left occipito-temporal negativity to words in the event-related potential N1. This sensitivity is modulated by reading skills and may thus represent a neural marker of reading competence. Here we studied the development of the N1 in regular and poor readers from preschool age to school age to test whether the amplitude of the N1 predicts children's reading outcomes. Our results suggest a predictive value of the print-sensitive negativity over the right hemisphere. Whether this N1 may serve as a biomarker to improve prognosis in preliterate children should be clarified in future studies.
a Agora Center, University of Jyväskylä , Jyväskylä , Finland.
Silvia
S
Brem
Silvia
S
Bach
Janne V
JV
Kujala
Urs
U
Maurer
Heikki
H
Lyytinen
Ulla
U
Richardson
Daniel
D
Brandeis
D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000502:physiology*; D059906:Neuroimaging; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000502:physiology*; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual / Q000502:physiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011932:Reading; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors